Mito Line

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The Mito Line (水戸線, Mito-sen^?) is a trunk railway line between Oyama and Kasama in Japan. 50.2 km long, the line is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) as part of the Greater Tokyo Area rail network.

Mito Line is named from its constructor, Mito Railway, but it doesn't run in Mito City. But, some trains run between Oyama and Mito.

[edit] Data

• Length: 50.2 km
• Gauge: 1067 mm
• Number of stations: 16 (including ends)
• Multiple-track section: none (all sections are in single track)
• Electric supply: 20000V AC

(from Oyama Station to the front of Otabayasi Station, 1500 V DC)

[edit] History

• 16 January 1889 - Mito Railway, a private railway company opened its line between Oyama Station to Mito Station.
• 1 March 1892 - Japan Railway annexed Mito Railway.
• 1 July 1895 - Tomobe Station was opened, and Joban Line connected with former Mito Railway line.
• 1 November 1906 - With Railway Nationalization Act, Japanese National Railways (JNR) nationalized Japan Railway.
• 12 October 1909 - JNR gave the name "Mito Line" for Oyama - Tomobe, and made Tomobe - Mito a par of Joban Line.
• 1 February 1967 - Electrified in all sections.
• 1 April 1987 - JNR was privatelized, and JR East succeeded Mito Line. Japan Freight Railway Company operated its train on this line.

[edit] Stations

Name	in Japanese	Distance (km)		Connect Line	Location
			total		City	Prefecture
Oyama	小山		0.0	East JR: Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), Ryōmō Line	Oyama	Tochigi
Otabayashi	小田林	4.9	4.9		Yūki	Ibaraki
Yūki	結城	1.7	6.6
Higashi-Yūki	東結城	1.7	8.3
Kawashima	川島	2.1	10.4		Chikusei
Tamado	玉戸	2.1	12.5
Shimodate	下館	3.7	16.2	Moka Railway: Moka Line, Kanto Railway: Jōsō Line
Niihari	新治	6.1	22.3
Yamato	大和	3.6	25.9		Sakuragawa
Iwase	岩瀬	3.7	29.6
Haguro	羽黒	3.2	32.8
Fukuhara	福原	4.2	37.0		Kasama
Inada	稲田	3.1	40.1
Kasama	笠間	3.2	43.3
Shishido	宍戸	5.2	48.5
Tomobe	友部	1.7	50.2	East JR: Jōban Line (Some trains run through Jōban Line, for Katsuta Station, via Mito Station.)

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