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The Uetsu Main Line (羽越 本線, Uetsu Honsen?) is a railway in the Tohoku and Chūbu 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. Its name refers to the ancient provinces of Dewa (出羽) and Echigo (越後), which the line connects.
Data
- Length: 271.1 km
- Gauge: 1,067 mm
- Stations: 60
- Electrification:
- Niitsu — Murakami: 1,500 V DC
- Murakami — Akita: 20 kV AC, 50 Hz
Events
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 (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.
Stations
Notes
| Station
| track
| track(s)
|
| Station1
| ｜
| single
|
| single
|
| Station2
| ∧
| single
|
| double
|
| Station3
| ∥
| double
|
| double
|
| Station4
| ∨
| double
|
| single
|
| DC/AC
| Voltage
|
| DC
| DC 1500V
|
| AC
| AC 50Hz, 20kV
|
Passing loops
References
- (in Japanese) JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) (Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)?). Tokyo, Japan: 文春文庫 (Bunshun Bunko?). September 1988. pp. pp 236-248. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
See also
de:Uetsu-Hauptliniezh:羽越本線
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