Suigun Line
| Suigun Line | |||
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KiHa E130 series DMU on the Suigu Line
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Locale | Ibaraki, Fukushima prefectures | ||
| Termini |
Mito Asaka-Nagamori |
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| Stations | 45 | ||
| Services | 2 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1897 | ||
| Owner | JR East | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 137.5 km (85.4 mi) (main line), 9.5 km (5.9 mi) (Hitachi-Ōta branch) | ||
| Track length | 147.0 km (91.3 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 1 | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 95 km/h (60 mph) | ||
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The Suigun Line (水郡線 Suigun-sen?) is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects Mito Station in Ibaraki Prefecture and Asaka-Nagamori Station in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. All trains on the line continue onto the Tōhoku Main Line to Kōriyama Station. The name of the line includes one kanji from each of the terminals, Mito (水戸?) and Kōriyama (郡山?).
A branch line runs from Kami-Sugaya Station to Hitachi-Ōta Station in Ibaraki Prefecture.
The Ota Railway Co. opened the Mito - Kami-Sugaya - Hitachi-Ota line between 1897 and 1899, but was declared bankrupt in 1901. The 15 banks owed money formed the Mito Railway Co. to acquire the line and continue its operation. That company opened the Kami-Sugaya - Hitachi-Omiya section in 1918, resulting in the Kami-Sugaya - Hitachi-Ota line becoming the branch. The mainline was extended to Hitachi-Daigo in sections between 1922 and 1927, the year the company was nationalised.
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