Uetsu Line
| Uetsu Main Line | |||
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An Inaho limited express service
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 羽越本線 | ||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | JR East | ||
| Status | Operating | ||
| Locale | Niigata, Yamagata, Akita Prefectures | ||
| Termini |
Niitsu Station Akita Station |
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| Stations | 61 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | September 2, 1912 | ||
| Owner |
.svg){kind=logo} JR East
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| Operator(s) |
JR East, .svg){kind=logo} JR Freight
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| Technical | |||
| Track length | 274.4 km | ||
| Track gauge |
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
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| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, 20 kV AC 50Hz | ||
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
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The Uetsu Main Line (羽越本線 Uetsu-hon-sen?) is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient provinces of Dewa (出羽) and Echigo (越後), which the line connects.
Between Shibata and Murakami, most of the local trains travel through to/from Niigata via Hakushin Line.
Symbols:
115 series
E129 series
701 series
KiHa 40/47/48 series
KiHa 40/47/48 series
The line was opened in sections between 1912 and 1924, and electrified in 1972, the same year CTC signalling was commissioned.
Work to double-track the line in sections commenced in 1957, and continued for 25 years until being suspended due to capital expenditure restrictions in 1983, at which time 51% of the route was double-tracked.
On December 25, 2005, all six cars of a limited express train Inaho No.14 on the Uetsu Line derailed in Yamagata prefecture, about 350 kilometres (220 mi) north of Tokyo. The train was headed south towards Kita-Amarume Station. Three of the cars turned over, causing the deaths of five people and injuring 33 others. Three other persons were originally reported missing, but authorities later discovered that they had disembarked from the train before the accident.
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