Uetsu Main Line
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The Uetsu Main Line (羽越 本線 Uetsu Honsen?) is a railway in the Tohoku region of the island of Honshū, Japan. It connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata, Niigata Prefecture and Akita Station in Akita, Akita Prefecture. The Uetsu Main Line is part of the JR East system.
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[edit] Data
- Length: 271.1 km
- Gauge: 1067 mm
- Stations: 60
- Electrification: Entire line
- Niitsu — Murakami: 1500 VDC
- Murakami — Akita: 20 kV, 50 Hz
[edit] Events
On December 25, 2005, all six cars of a limited express train on the Uetsu Line derailed in Yamagata prefecture, about 350 kilometres (217 miles) 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.
[edit] Stations
| Station Name | Japanese | Distance (km from Niitsu Station) |
Transfers | Location | |
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| Niitsu | 新津 | 0.0 | West Ban'etsu Line, Shin'etsu Main Line | Niigata | Niigata Prefecture |
| Kyogase | 京ヶ瀬 | 6.1 | Agano | ||
| Suibara | 水原 | 10.2 | |||
| Kamiyama | 神山 | 13.9 | |||
| Tsukioka | 月岡 | 17.8 | Shibata | ||
| Nakaura | 中浦 | 21.5 | |||
| Shibata | 新発田 | 26.0 | Hakushin Line | ||
| Kaji | 加治 | 30.3 | |||
| Kanazuka | 金塚 | 35.3 | |||
| Nakajō | 中条 | 39.1 | Tainai | ||
| Hirakida | 平木田 | 44.7 | |||
| Sakamachi | 坂町 | 48.0 | Yonesaka Line | Arakawa | |
| Hirabayashi | 平林 | 51.6 | Kamihayashi | ||
| Iwafune | 岩船町 | 55.2 | |||
| Murakami | 村上 | 59.4 | Murakami | ||
| Majima | 間島 | 66.5 | |||
| Echigo-Hayakawa | 越後早川 | 71.4 | |||
| Kuwagawa | 桑川 | 78.3 | Sanpoku | ||
| Imagawa | 今川 | 82.6 | |||
| Echigo-Kangawa | 越後寒川 | 87.5 | |||
| Gatsugi | 勝木 | 92.8 | |||
| Fuya | 府屋 | 95.9 | |||
| Nezugaseki | 鼠ヶ関 | 101.0 | Tsuruoka | Yamagata Prefecture |
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| Koiwagawa | 小岩川 | 105.4 | |||
| Atsumi Onsen | あつみ温泉 | 109.8 | |||
| Iragawa | 五十川 | 115.7 | |||
| Kobato | 小波渡 | 120.1 | |||
| Sanze | 三瀬 | 123.2 | |||
| Uzen-Mizusawa | 羽前水沢 | 128.9 | |||
| Uzen-Ōyama | 羽前大山 | 133.4 | |||
| Tsuruoka | 鶴岡 | 139.4 | |||
| Fujishima | 藤島 | 146.0 | |||
| Nishibukuro | 西袋 | 151.1 | Shōnai | ||
| Amarume | 余目 | 154.7 | West Riku'u Line | ||
| Kita-Amarume | 北余目 | 157.4 | |||
| Sagoshi | 砂越 | 160.4 | Sakata | ||
| Higashi-Sakata | 東酒田 | 163.7 | |||
| Sakata | 酒田 | 166.9 | |||
| Mototate | 本楯 | 173.3 | |||
| Minamichōkai | 南鳥海 | 175.9 | |||
| Yuza | 遊佐 | 179.1 | Yuza | ||
| Fukura | 吹浦 | 186.1 | |||
| Mega | 女鹿 | 189.7 | |||
| Kosagawa | 小砂川 | 194.8 | Nikaho | Akita Prefecture |
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| Kamihama | 上浜 | 198.5 | |||
| Kisakata | 象潟 | 203.4 | |||
| Konoura | 金浦 | 209.2 | |||
| Nikaho | 仁賀保 | 214.7 | |||
| Nishime | 西目 | 223.1 | Yurihonjō | ||
| Ugohonjō | 羽後本荘 | 228.9 | Chōkai-Sanroku Line (Yuri-Kōgen Raliway Company) | ||
| Ugoiwaya | 羽後岩谷 | 236.0 | |||
| Oriwatari | 折渡 | 240.7 | |||
| Ugokameda | 羽後亀田 | 243.7 | |||
| Iwaki-Minato | 岩城みなと | 250.2 | |||
| Michikawa | 道川 | 251.8 | |||
| Shimohama | 下浜 | 258.4 | Akita | ||
| Katsurane | 桂根 | 261.7 | |||
| Araya | 新屋 | 265.7 | |||
| Ugoushijima | 羽後牛島 | 269.0 | |||
| Akita | 秋田 | 271.7 | Akita Shinkansen, Ōu Main Line | ||
[edit] Notes
| Station1 | Double-track between Station1 and Station2 |
| Station2 | |
| Station3 | Single-track between Station3 and Station4 |
| Station4 | |
| Niitsu — Murakami section is DC powered Murakami — Akita section is AC powered |
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[edit] See also
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