Mito Line
Mito Line | |||
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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 | 20 kV, 50 Hz AC overhead catenary | ||
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The Mito Line (水戸線 Mito-sen) is a railway line connecting 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 "|".
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
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Between stations |
Total | ||||||
Oyama | 小山 | - | 0.0 | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), Ryōmō Line | ∨ | Oyama | Tochigi |
Otabayashi | 小田林 | 4.9 | 4.9 | | | Yūki | Ibaraki | |
Yūki | 結城 | 1.7 | 6.6 | ◇ | |||
Higashi-Yūki | 東結城 | 1.7 | 8.3 | | | |||
Kawashima | 川島 | 2.1 | 10.4 | ◇ | Chikusei | ||
Tamado | 玉戸 | 2.1 | 12.5 | | | |||
Shimodate | 下館 | 3.7 | 16.2 | Mooka Railway Mooka Line Jōsō Line |
◇ | ||
Niihari | 新治 | 6.1 | 22.3 | ◇ | |||
Yamato | 大和 | 3.6 | 25.9 | | | Sakuragawa | ||
Iwase | 岩瀬 | 3.7 | 29.6 | ◇ | |||
Haguro | 羽黒 | 3.2 | 32.8 | ◇ | |||
Fukuhara | 福原 | 4.2 | 37.0 | ◇ | Kasama | ||
Inada | 稲田 | 3.1 | 40.1 | ◇ | |||
Kasama | 笠間 | 3.2 | 43.3 | ◇ | |||
Shishido | 宍戸 | 5.2 | 48.5 | | | |||
Tomobe | 友部 | 1.7 | 50.2 | Jōban Line (some through services for Mito) | ◇ |
History
The Mito Railway Co. opened the line on 16 January 1889[1] operating between Oyama and Mito Stations. On 1 March 1892, the Mito Railway Co. merged with the Nippon Railway Co.
On 1 July 1895, the Joban Line was opened by the Nippon Railway Co., junctioning with the Mito line at Tomobe Station. The company was nationalised in 1906.
On 12 October 1909, the Japanese Government Railways renamed the Tomobe to Mito section as part of the Joban Line, resulting in the current "Mito Line" being the section between Oyama and Tomobe.
The line was completely electrified in 1 February 1967.
Former connecting lines
![](../I/m/Kasama_Jinsha-kidou.jpg)
Kasama station - A 1.4km 610mm human powered line to the Kasama Inari shrine operated between 1915 and 1930.
Rolling stock
- 415 series EMUs
- E501 series EMUs
- E531 series EMUs
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
External links
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- Stations of the Mito Line (JR East) (Japanese)
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