| Uetsu Main Line 羽越本線 |
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | JR East | ||
| Status | Operating | ||
| Locale | Niigata, Yamagata, Akita Prefectures | ||
| Termini | Niitsu Station Akita Station |
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| Stations | 61 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | September 2, 1912 | ||
| Owner | JR East | ||
| Operator(s) | JR East, JR Freight | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | 274.4 km | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
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| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, 20 kV AC 50Hz | ||
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
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The Uetsu Main Line (羽越本線 Uetsu-hon-sen) is a railway in the Tōhoku and Chūbu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient provinces of Dewa (出羽) and Echigo (越後), which the line connects.
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| Station | Japanese | Distance between stations (km) |
Distance (km) |
Rapid | DC/AC | Transfers | Track | Location | |
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| Niitsu | 新津駅 | - | 0.0 | Via Hakushin Line | 1,500 V DC |
Shin'etsu Main Line, Ban'etsu West Line | ∨ | Akiha-ku, Niigata | Niigata |
| Kyōgase | 京ヶ瀬駅 | 6.1 | 6.1 | ◇ | Agano | ||||
| Suibara | 水原駅 | 4.1 | 10.2 | ◇ | |||||
| Kamiyama | 神山駅 | 3.7 | 13.9 | ｜ | |||||
| Tsukioka | 月岡駅 | 3.9 | 17.8 | ◇ | Shibata | ||||
| Nakaura | 中浦駅 | 3.7 | 21.5 | ｜ | |||||
| Shibata | 新発田駅 | 4.5 | 26.0 | ● | Hakushin Line (some trains through to Murakami) | ^ | |||
| Kaji | 加治駅 | 4.3 | 30.3 | ｜ | ∥ | ||||
| Kanazuka | 金塚駅 | 5.0 | 35.3 | ｜ | ∨ | ||||
| Nakajō | 中条駅 | 3.8 | 39.1 | ● | ^ | Tainai | |||
| Hirakida | 平木田駅 | 5.6 | 44.7 | ｜ | ∥ | ||||
| Sakamachi | 坂町駅 | 3.3 | 48.0 | ● | Yonesaka Line | ∥ | Murakami | ||
| Hirabayashi | 平林駅 | 3.6 | 51.6 | ｜ | ∨ | ||||
| Iwafunemachi | 岩船町駅 | 3.6 | 55.2 | ｜ | ◇ | ||||
| Murakami | 村上駅 | 4.2 | 59.4 | ● | ^ | ||||
| Majima | 間島駅 | 7.1 | 66.5 | 20 kV AC 50 Hz |
∨ | ||||
| Echigo-Hayakawa | 越後早川駅 | 4.9 | 71.4 | ^ | |||||
| Kuwagawa | 桑川駅 | 6.9 | 78.3 | ∨ | |||||
| Imagawa | 今川駅 | 4.3 | 82.6 | ◇ | |||||
| Echigo-Kangawa | 越後寒川駅 | 4.9 | 87.5 | ^ | |||||
| Gatsugi | 勝木駅 | 5.3 | 92.8 | ∨ | |||||
| Fuya | 府屋駅 | 3.1 | 95.9 | ^ | |||||
| Nezugaseki | 鼠ヶ関駅 | 5.1 | 101.0 | ∥ | Tsuruoka | Yamagata | |||
| Koiwagawa | 小岩川駅 | 4.4 | 105.4 | ∨ | |||||
| Atsumi Onsen | あつみ温泉駅 | 4.4 | 109.8 | ^ | |||||
| Iragawa | 五十川駅 | 5.9 | 115.7 | ∥ | |||||
| Kobato | 小波渡駅 | 4.4 | 120.1 | ∥ | |||||
| Sanze | 三瀬駅 | 3.1 | 123.2 | ∥ | |||||
| Uzen-Mizusawa | 羽前水沢駅 | 5.7 | 128.9 | ∥ | |||||
| Uzen-Ōyama | 羽前大山駅 | 4.5 | 133.4 | ∨ | |||||
| Tsuruoka | 鶴岡駅 | 6.0 | 139.4 | ◇ | |||||
| Fujishima | 藤島駅 | 6.6 | 146.0 | ^ | |||||
| Nishibukuro | 西袋駅 | 5.1 | 151.1 | ∥ | Shōnai, Higashitagawa | ||||
| Amarume | 余目駅 | 3.6 | 154.7 | Rikuu West Line[* 1] | ∥ | ||||
| Kita-Amarume | 北余目駅 | 2.7 | 157.4 | ∥ | |||||
| Sagoshi | 砂越駅 | 3.0 | 160.4 | ∥ | Sakata | ||||
| Higashi-Sakata | 東酒田駅 | 3.3 | 163.7 | ∥ | |||||
| Sakata | 酒田駅 | 3.2 | 166.9 | JR Freight Uetsu Freight Branch Line (to Sakata-Minato) | ∥ | ||||
| Mototate | 本楯駅 | 6.4 | 173.3 | ∨ | |||||
| Minamichōkai | 南鳥海駅 | 2.6 | 175.9 | ◇ | |||||
| Yuza | 遊佐駅 | 3.2 | 179.1 | ^ | Yuza, Akumi | ||||
| Fukura | 吹浦駅 | 7.0 | 186.1 | ∨ | |||||
| Mega | 女鹿駅 | 3.6 | 189.7 | ◇ | |||||
| Kosagawa | 小砂川駅 | 5.1 | 194.8 | ◇ | Nikaho | Akita | |||
| Kamihama | 上浜駅 | 3.7 | 198.5 | ◇ | |||||
| Kisakata | 象潟駅 | 4.9 | 203.4 | ◇ | |||||
| Konoura | 金浦駅 | 5.8 | 209.2 | ^ | |||||
| Nikaho | 仁賀保駅 | 5.5 | 214.7 | ∨ | |||||
| Nishime | 西目駅 | 8.4 | 223.1 | ^ | Yurihonjō | ||||
| Ugo-Honjō | 羽後本荘駅 | 5.8 | 228.9 | ● | Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line | ∥ | |||
| Ugo-Iwaya | 羽後岩谷駅 | 7.1 | 236.0 | ● | ∥ | ||||
| Oriwatari | 折渡駅 | 4.7 | 240.7 | ↓ | ∨ | ||||
| Ugo-Kameda | 羽後亀田駅 | 3.0 | 243.7 | ● | ◇ | ||||
| Iwaki-Minato | 岩城みなと駅 | 6.5 | 250.2 | ↓ | ｜ | ||||
| Michikawa | 道川駅 | 1.6 | 251.8 | ↓ | ^ | ||||
| Shimohama | 下浜駅 | 6.6 | 258.4 | ↓ | ∨ | Akita | |||
| Katsurane | 桂根駅 | 3.4 | 261.7 | ↓ | ◇ | ||||
| Araya | 新屋駅 | 4.0 | 265.7 | ↓ | ◇ | ||||
| Ugo-Ushijima | 羽後牛島駅 | 3.3 | 269.0 | ↓ | ◇ | ||||
| Akita | 秋田駅 | 2.7 | 271.7 | ● | Akita Shinkansen, Ōu Main Line, Oga Line[* 2] | ^ | |||
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On December 25, 2005, all six cars of a limited express train Inaho No.14 on the Uetsu Line derailed in Yamagata prefecture, about 350 kilometres (220 mi) north of Tokyo. The train was headed south towards Kita-Amarume Station. Three of the cars turned over, causing the deaths of five people and injuring 33 others. Three other persons were originally reported missing, but authorities later discovered that they had disembarked from the train before the accident.
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