Mito Line

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Mito Line
An E501 series EMU between Kasama and Shishido stations in March 2014
Overview
Native name	水戸線
Status	Operational
Locale	Tochigi, Ibaraki prefectures
Termini	Oyama Tomobe
Stations	16
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	JR East
Rolling stock	E501 series/E531 series EMUs
History
Opened	16 January 1889
Technical
Line length	50.2 km (31.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	20 kV, 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
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The 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 50.2 km (31.2 mi) 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.

Station list[]

• All trains stop at every station.
• Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇" and "∨" and cannot pass at stations marked "｜".

Rolling stock[]

• E501 series five-car EMUs
• E531 series five-car EMUs

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  A 5-car E501 series EMU on the Mito Line in December 2008

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  A 5-car E531 series EMU on the Mito Line in March 2015

Former rolling stock[]

• 415 series four-car EMUs (until March 2016)^[1]

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  A 4-car 415-1500 series EMU on the Mito Line in March 2016

History[]

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The Mito Railway Co. opened the line on 16 January 1889^[2] 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]}

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]}

The line was completely electrified on 1 February 1967.^{[citation needed]}

Former connecting lines[]

The former handcar line to Kasama Inari shrine

Kasama Station: A 1.4 km 610 mm (2 ft) gauge handcar line to the Kasama Inari shrine operated between 1915 and 1930.^{[citation needed]}

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• Stations of the Mito Line (JR East) (in Japanese)