Uetsu Main Line

The Uetsu Main Line (羽越 本線, Uetsu Honsen^?) is a railway in the Tohoku 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.

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

References

• (September 1988) JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) (Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1), JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上)^?) (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: 文春文庫 (Bunshun Bunko, 文春文庫^?), pp 236-248. ISBN 4-16-748701-2. 

See also

• (Japanese) Wikipedia Japan article on the 2005 accident
• Apology on JR East website

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