Ōito Line
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A JR East E127 series EMU between Uminokuchi and Inao stations
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 大糸線 | ||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Locale | Nagano, Niigata prefectures | ||
| Termini |
Matsumoto Itoigawa |
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| Stations | 42 | ||
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| Opened | 1915 | ||
| Owner | JR East, JR West | ||
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| Line length | 105.4 km (65.5 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC (Matsumoto - Minami-Otari) | ||
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The Ōito Line (大糸線 Ōito-sen?) is a railway line in Japan which connects Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture with Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture. There are two operators on the line: East Japan Railway Company (JR East) operates the section south of Minami-Otari Station in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) operates the remaining section.
All stations are within Nagano Prefecture.
The section between Matsumoto and Shinano-Ōmachi was built between 1915 and 1916 by the Shinano Railway (信濃鉄道 Shinano Tetsudō?), which electrified the line in 1926. The company was nationalised in 1937 and was not the same entity as the present Shinano Railway.
The rest of the line was built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and the Japanese National Railways (JNR) between 1929 and 1957. The Shinano-Ōmachi to Minami Otari section was electrified between 1959 and 1967. CTC signalling was commissioned in 1983, and freight services ceased in 1987.
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