Mito Line

Mito Line
E501 series EMU between Kasama and Shishido stations
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Tochigi, Ibaraki prefectures
Termini	Oyama Tomobe
Stations	16
Operation
Opening	1889
Operator(s)	JR East
Technical
Line length	50.2 km (31.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

The Mito Line (水戸線, Mito-sen) is a railway line between Oyama Station in Tochigi Prefecture and Tomobe Station in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The line is 50.2 km (31.2 mi) long and is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Station list

• All trains stop at every station.
• Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇" and "∨" and cannot pass at stations marked "｜".

History

The line opened on 16 January 1889^[1] as the Mito Railway, a private railway company operating between Oyama and Mito Stations. On 1 March 1892, the Mito Railway was annexed by the Nippon Railway.

On 1 July 1895, Tomobe Station opened forming a connection between the Joban Line and former Mito Railway line.

On 12 October 1909, the Japanese Government Railways renamed the line the "Mito Line" for the section between Oyama and Tomobe, with Tomobe to Mito forming part of the Joban Line.

The line was completely electrified in 1 February 1967.

Rolling stock

• 415 series EMUs
• E501 series EMUs
• E531 series EMUs

References

External links

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• Stations of the Mito Line (JR East) (Japanese)

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