Mito Line
{{Short description|Japanese railway line}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Mito Line
| native_name = 水戸線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color = 0000FF
| logo =
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| image = JR East E501-2.JPG
| image_width = 300px
| caption = An E501 series EMU between Kasama and Shishido stations in March 2014
| type = Heavy rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = Tochigi, Ibaraki prefectures
| start = {{STN|Oyama|x}}
| end = {{STN|Tomobe|x}}
| stations = 16
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{Start date and age|16 January 1889|df=y}}
| close =
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| operator = {{ric|JR East|name=y}}
| character =
| depot =
| stock = E501 series/E531 series EMUs
| linelength = {{cvt|50.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks =
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
| electrification = 20 kV, 50 Hz AC (overhead catenary)
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| map = 250px
{{Mito Line map}}
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}}
The {{nihongo|Mito Line|水戸線|Mito-sen}} is a railway line connecting Oyama Station in Tochigi Prefecture and Tomobe Station in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The line is {{convert|50.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Joban Line E501 series and E531 series ten car sets continue on to Iwaki, Fukushima while the 5 car sets go to Oyama. They separate at Tomobe.
Services are often run as one-man trains.
Station list
- All trains stop at every station.{{cite web |title=Mito Line Timetable |url=https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/timetable/00003687/00000158?direction=down&type=Local}}
- Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇" and "∨" and cannot pass at stations marked "｜".
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"|Station
!rowspan="2"|Japanese !colspan="2"|Distance (km) !rowspan="2"|Transfers !rowspan="2"| !colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Location |
|---|
| Between stations !Total |
| {{STN|Oyama|x}}
|小山 |style="text-align:right;"| - |style="text-align:right;"|0.0 |20px Tōhoku Shinkansen |∨ |
| {{STN|Otabayashi|x}}
|小田林 |style="text-align:right;"|4.9 |style="text-align:right;"|4.9 | |｜ |rowspan="3"|Yūki |rowspan="15"|Ibaraki |
| {{STN|Yūki|x}}
|結城 |style="text-align:right;"|1.7 |style="text-align:right;"|6.6 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Higashi-Yūki|x}}
|東結城 |style="text-align:right;"|1.7 |style="text-align:right;"|8.3 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Kawashima|x}}
|川島 |style="text-align:right;"|2.1 |style="text-align:right;"|10.4 | |◇ |rowspan="4"|Chikusei |
| {{STN|Tamado|x}}
|玉戸 |style="text-align:right;"|2.1 |style="text-align:right;"|12.5 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Shimodate|x}}
|下館 |style="text-align:right;"|3.7 |style="text-align:right;"|16.2 |Mooka Railway Mooka Line |◇ |
| {{STN|Niihari|x}}
|新治 |style="text-align:right;"|6.1 |style="text-align:right;"|22.3 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Yamato|x|Ibaraki}}
|大和 |style="text-align:right;"|3.6 |style="text-align:right;"|25.9 | |｜ |rowspan="3"|Sakuragawa |
| {{STN|Iwase|x}}
|岩瀬 |style="text-align:right;"|3.7 |style="text-align:right;"|29.6 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Haguro|x|Ibaraki}}
|羽黒 |style="text-align:right;"|3.2 |style="text-align:right;"|32.8 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Fukuhara|x}}
|福原 |style="text-align:right;"|4.2 |style="text-align:right;"|37.0 | |◇ |rowspan="5"|Kasama |
| {{STN|Inada|x}}
|稲田 |style="text-align:right;"|3.1 |style="text-align:right;"|40.1 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Kasama|x}}
|笠間 |style="text-align:right;"|3.2 |style="text-align:right;"|43.3 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Shishido|x}}
|宍戸 |style="text-align:right;"|5.2 |style="text-align:right;"|48.5 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Tomobe|x}}
|友部 |style="text-align:right;"|1.7 |style="text-align:right;"|50.2 |Jōban Line (some through services for {{STN|Mito|x|Ibaraki}}) |◇ |
Rolling stock
- E501 series five-car EMUs
- E531 series five-car EMUs
File:E501 K752 in Mito Line.jpg|A 5-car E501 series EMU on the Mito Line in December 2008
File:JR East E531 Mito-Line.JPG|A 5-car E531 series EMU on the Mito Line in March 2015
=Former rolling stock=
- 415 series four-car EMUs (until March 2016){{cite magazine |script-title=ja: JR車両ファイル2016|trans-title=JR Rolling Stock File 2016|magazine = Japan Railfan Magazine |volume = 56|issue = 663 |page = 18 |publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location = Japan |language = Japanese |date = July 2016}}
File:JR East 415-1500 Mito-Line.JPG|A 4-car {{not a typo|415-1500}} series EMU on the Mito Line in March 2016
History
{{More citations needed section|date=January 2013}}
The Mito Railway Co. opened the line on 16 January 1889{{cite book |script-title=ja: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans-title=JNR Station Directory| publisher = Japanese National Railways| year = 1985| location = Japan| page = 111| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}} operating between Oyama and Mito Stations. On 1 March 1892, the Mito Railway Co. merged with the Nippon Railway.
On 1 July 1895, the Joban Line was opened by the Nippon Railway, joining the Mito Line at Tomobe Station. The company was nationalised in 1906.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
On 12 October 1909, the Japanese Government Railways renamed the Tomobe to Mito section as part of the Joban Line, resulting in the current "Mito Line" being the section between Oyama and Tomobe.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
The line was completely electrified on 1 February 1967.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
=Former connecting lines=
Kasama Station: A 1.4 km {{Track gauge|610 mm}} gauge handcar line to the Kasama Inari shrine operated between 1915 and 1930.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/result.aspx?mode=2&rosen=62=1=%E6%B0%B4%E6%88%B8%E7%B7%9A Stations of the Mito Line] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}
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{{East Japan Railway Company Lines}}
Category:Lines of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Rail transport in Ibaraki Prefecture
Category:Rail transport in Tochigi Prefecture