Itō Line
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Izu Kyuko Railway 2100 series "Resort21" train at Izu-Taga Station, March 2010
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| Type | Passenger |
| Termini |
Atami Itō |
| Stations | 6 |
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| Opened | 1935 |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
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| Line length | 16.9 km |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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The Itō Line (伊東線 Itō-sen?) is a railway line owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Atami and Itō Stations, along the east coast of Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. From Itō, the line continues south to Shimoda under the privately owned and operated Izu Kyūkō Line.
A rebuilt four-car 651 series resort train set named Izu Craile (伊豆クレイル?) is scheduled to enter service on the Ito Line from summer 2016. The name is a portmanteau formed from "Cresciuto" (Italian for "mature"), "train", and the suffix "-ile". Car 1 will have window-facing counter seats on the seaward side, car 2 will have a bar counter and lounge, car 3 will have semi-open compartments, and car 4 will have conventional unidirectional 2+2-abreast seating.
Initial plans called for the Japanese National Railways (JNR) to build a spur line linking Atami on the Tokaido Main Line with Shimoda. However, funding was limited in the 1930s due to a combination of a tight fiscal policy under Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi during the Great Depression, and a number of technical issues. The projected route of the Itō line along the mountainous east coast of the Izu Peninsula required numerous tunnels and bridges. Workers digging a tunnel near Usami encountered problems with underground hot springs, similar to that experienced in the construction of the Tanna Tunnel, which had recently been completed years later than originally projected and far over budget.
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