Jōsō Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Japan}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Jōsō Line
| native_name = 常総線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color = 0000CD
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = Kanto Railway 2304 Moriya Station 20080713.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = A Kantō Railway KiHa 2300 series two-car DMU in July 2008
| type =
| system =
| status = In operation
| locale = Ibaraki Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Toride|x}}
| end = {{STN|Shimodate|x}}
| stations = 25
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{Start date|1913|11|01|df=y}}
| close =
| owner = Kantō Railway
| operator = Kantō Railway
| character = Fairly urban with some rural areas
| depot =
| stock = KiHa 2300 series DMU, KiHa 2100 series DMU, KiHa 0 series DMU, KiHa 310 series DMU, KiHa 5020 series DMU, KiHa 5010 series DMU, KiHa 5000 series DMU, KiHa 2400 series DMU, KiHa 2200 series DMU, DD502 series steam train
| linelength = 51.1 km (31.8 mi)
| tracklength =
| tracks = Single and double
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| minradius = 290 m
| electrification = None
| speed = 90 km/h (56 mph)
| elevation =
| website =
| map =
| map_state =
}}
File:Joso line train near Minami Moriya 2916 06 24.ogv
The {{Nihongo|Jōsō Line|常総線|Jōsō-sen}} is a railway line in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kantō Railway. It is a non-electrified line which connects Toride to Shimodate.{{cite book| last = Terada| first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways| publisher = Neko Publishing| date = July 2002| location = Japan| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}
The Jōsō Line connects with the Tsukuba Express line, which opened in 2005, at Moriya Station, the only interchange other than at its two termini.
In fiscal 1999, the Jōsō Line carried an annual total of 14.16 million passengers (38,000 per day), making it the busiest non-electrified private line in Japan.
Stations
| class="wikitable" | |
| Name
!Japanese !Between stations (km) !Distance (km) !Track !Rapid !Transfers !colspan="2"|Location | |
|---|---|
| {{STN|Toride|x}}
|取手 |style="text-align:center;" | |
| style="text-align:right;"|0.0
|rowspan="12" style="text-align:center;"|Double |style="text-align:center;"|● |rowspan="7"|Toride |rowspan="26"|Ibaraki | |
| {{STN|Nishi-Toride|x}}
|西取手 |style="text-align:right;"|1.6 |style="text-align:right;"|1.6 |style="text-align:center;"|● |rowspan="7"| | |
| {{STN|Terahara|x}}
|寺原 |style="text-align:right;"|0.5 |style="text-align:right;"|2.1 |style="text-align:center;"|● | |
| {{STN|Shin-Toride|x}}
|新取手 |style="text-align:right;"|1.3 |style="text-align:right;"|3.4 |style="text-align:center;"|● | |
| {{STN|Yumemino|x}}
|ゆめみ野 |style="text-align:right;"|0.8 |style="text-align:right;"|4.2 |style="text-align:center;"|● | |
| {{STN|Inatoi|x}}
|稲戸井 |style="text-align:right;"|1.2 |style="text-align:right;"|5.4 |style="text-align:center;"|● | |
| {{STN|Togashira|x}}
|戸頭 |style="text-align:right;"|0.9 |style="text-align:right;"|6.3 |style="text-align:center;"|● | |
| {{STN|Minami-Moriya|x}}
|南守谷 |style="text-align:right;"|1.1 |style="text-align:right;"|7.4 |style="text-align:center;"|● |rowspan="3"|Moriya | |
| {{STN|Moriya|x}}
|守谷 |style="text-align:right;"|2.2 |style="text-align:right;"|9.6 |style="text-align:center;"|● | |
| {{STN|Shin-Moriya|x}} | 新守谷
|style="text-align:right;"|1.8 |style="text-align:right;"|11.4 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ |rowspan="16"| |
| {{STN|Kokinu|x}}
|小絹 |style="text-align:right;"|1.6 |style="text-align:right;"|13.0 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| rowspan="2"|{{STN|Mitsukaidō|x}}
|rowspan="2"|水海道 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|4.5 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|17.5 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|● |rowspan="8"|Jōsō | |
| rowspan="14" style="text-align:center;"|Single | |
| {{STN|Kita-Mitsukaidō|x}}
|北水海道 |style="text-align:right;"|1.8 |style="text-align:right;"|19.3 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| {{STN|Nakatsuma|x}}
|中妻 |style="text-align:right;"|1.6 |style="text-align:right;"|20.9 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| {{STN|Mitsuma|x}}
|三妻 |style="text-align:right;"|3.0 |style="text-align:right;"|23.9 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| {{STN|Minami-Ishige|x}}
|南石下 |style="text-align:right;"|3.3 |style="text-align:right;"|27.2 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| {{STN|Ishige|x}}
|石下 |style="text-align:right;"|1.6 |style="text-align:right;"|28.8 |style="text-align:center;"|● | |
| {{STN|Tamamura|x}}
|玉村 |style="text-align:right;"|2.2 |style="text-align:right;"|31.0 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| {{STN|Sōdō|x}}
|宗道 |style="text-align:right;"|2.0 |style="text-align:right;"|33.0 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ |rowspan="4"|Shimotsuma | |
| {{STN|Shimotsuma|x}}
|下妻 |style="text-align:right;"|3.1 |style="text-align:right;"|36.1 |style="text-align:center;"|● | |
| {{STN|Daihō|x}}
|大宝 |style="text-align:right;"|2.6 |style="text-align:right;"|38.7 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| {{STN|Tobanoe|x}}
|騰波ノ江 |style="text-align:right;"|2.3 |style="text-align:right;"|41.0 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| {{STN|Kurogo|x}}
|黒子 |style="text-align:right;"|2.6 |style="text-align:right;"|43.6 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ |rowspan="3"|Chikusei | |
| {{STN|Ōtagō|x}}
|大田郷 |style="text-align:right;"|3.7 |style="text-align:right;"|47.3 |style="text-align:center;"|｜ | |
| {{STN|Shimodate|x}}
|下館 |style="text-align:right;"|3.8 |style="text-align:right;"|51.1 |style="text-align:center;"|● |
Rolling stock
- KiHa 0 series (ex-JNR KiHa 20)
- KiHa 100 series (driver-only-operation version of KiHa 300)
- KiHa 300 series (ex-JNR KiHa 30)
- KiHa 310 series (ex-JNR KiHa 16/17)
- KiHa 350 series (ex-JNR KiHa 30/35/36) (1987–2012)
- KiHa 2100 series (introduced 1993)
- KiHa 2200 series (introduced 1997)
- KiHa 2300 series (introduced 2000)
- KiHa 2400 series (introduced 2004)
- KiHa 5000 series (introduced 2009)
- KiHa 5010 series (from February 2017){{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/5010.html |script-title=ja: 2月デビューの関東鉄道キハ5010形 撮影会開催 |trans-title=Photographic event for Kanto Railway 5010 series entering service in February |date= 1 February 2017|work= Tetsudo Hobidas |publisher= Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. |location= Japan|language= ja |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050544/http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/5010.html |archive-date= 2 February 2017 |url-status=live |access-date= 2 February 2017}}
File:Kantetsu310wiki.jpg|A KiHa 310 series DMU in February 2017
File:Kanto Railway Kiha358.JPG|A KiHa 350 series DMU in November 2007
File:Kantetsu5010wiki.jpg|KiHa 5010 series DMU car 5012 in March 2017
History
The Jōsō Railway opened the line on 1 November 1913. In 1945, the company merged with the Tsukuba Railway to form the Jōsō Tsukuba Railway, which merged with the Kanto Railway in 1965.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
Originally all single-track, {{convert|17.5|km|mi|0}} of the line was doubled between Toride and Mitsukaidō by 15 November 1984. However, due to the limitations brought by the Kakioka Magnetic Observatory located in Ishioka, this line is still not electrified.
The KiHa 310 vehicles are scheduled for withdrawal in July 2023.{{cite web |url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/126391 |title=関東鉄道キハ310形、7月に引退 国鉄車改造し常総線で46年 HM掲出も |trans-title= |language=Japanese |date=June 13, 2023 |website=trafficnews.jp |publisher=Mediavague Co., ltd. |access-date=June 13, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613200923/https://trafficnews.jp/post/126391 |archivedate=June 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
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- [http://members.aol.com/hisakyu/index_eg.html Hisakyu's Railway Guide] (Go to "North Kanto" and "Kanto Railway").
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