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| Jōsō Line | |
|---|---|
 A Kantō Railway KiHa 2300 series two-car DMU in July 2008 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 常総線 |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Kantō Railway |
| Locale | Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 25 |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | Kantō Railway |
| Rolling stock | KiHa 2300 series DMU, KiHa 2100 series DMU, KiHa 0 series DMU, KiHa 310 series DMU, KiHa 5020 series DMU, KiHa 5010 series DMU, KiHa 5000 series DMU, KiHa 2400 series DMU, KiHa 2200 series DMU, DD502 series steam train |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1913 (1913-11-01) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 51.1 km (31.8 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single and double |
| Character | Fairly urban with some rural areas |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Minimum radius | 290 m |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
TheJōsō Line (常総線,Jōsō-sen) is a railway line inIbaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by theprivate railway operatorKantō Railway. It is a non-electrified line which connectsToride toShimodate.[1]
The Jōsō Line connects with theTsukuba Express line, which opened in 2005, atMoriya Station, the only interchange other than at its two termini.
In fiscal 1999, the Jōsō Line carried an annual total of 14.16 million passengers (38,000 per day), making it the busiest non-electrified private line in Japan.[1]
| Name | Japanese | Between stations (km) | Distance (km) | Track | Rapid | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toride | 取手 | - | 0.0 | Double | ● | .svg){kind=logo} Jōban Line | Toride | Ibaraki |
| Nishi-Toride | 西取手 | 1.6 | 1.6 | ● | ||||
| Terahara | 寺原 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ● | ||||
| Shin-Toride | 新取手 | 1.3 | 3.4 | ● | ||||
| Yumemino | ゆめみ野 | 0.8 | 4.2 | ● | ||||
| Inatoi | 稲戸井 | 1.2 | 5.4 | ● | ||||
| Togashira | 戸頭 | 0.9 | 6.3 | ● | ||||
| Minami-Moriya | 南守谷 | 1.1 | 7.4 | ● | Moriya | |||
| Moriya | 守谷 | 2.2 | 9.6 | ● | Tsukuba Express | |||
| Shin-Moriya | 新守谷 | 1.8 | 11.4 | ｜ | ||||
| Kokinu | 小絹 | 1.6 | 13.0 | ｜ | Tsukubamirai | |||
| Mitsukaidō | 水海道 | 4.5 | 17.5 | ● | Jōsō | |||
| Single | ||||||||
| Kita-Mitsukaidō | 北水海道 | 1.8 | 19.3 | ｜ | ||||
| Nakatsuma | 中妻 | 1.6 | 20.9 | ｜ | ||||
| Mitsuma | 三妻 | 3.0 | 23.9 | ｜ | ||||
| Minami-Ishige | 南石下 | 3.3 | 27.2 | ｜ | ||||
| Ishige | 石下 | 1.6 | 28.8 | ● | ||||
| Tamamura | 玉村 | 2.2 | 31.0 | ｜ | ||||
| Sōdō | 宗道 | 2.0 | 33.0 | ｜ | Shimotsuma | |||
| Shimotsuma | 下妻 | 3.1 | 36.1 | ● | ||||
| Daihō | 大宝 | 2.6 | 38.7 | ｜ | ||||
| Tobanoe | 騰波ノ江 | 2.3 | 41.0 | ｜ | ||||
| Kurogo | 黒子 | 2.6 | 43.6 | ｜ | Chikusei | |||
| Ōtagō | 大田郷 | 3.7 | 47.3 | ｜ | ||||
| Shimodate | 下館 | 3.8 | 51.1 | ● | Mito Line Mooka Railway Mooka Line | |||
The Jōsō Railway opened the line on 1 November 1913. In 1945, the company merged with the Tsukuba Railway to form the Jōsō Tsukuba Railway, which merged with the Kanto Railway in 1965.[citation needed]
Originally all single-track, 17.5 kilometres (11 mi) of the line was doubled between Toride and Mitsukaidō by 15 November 1984.[1] However, due to the limitations brought by the Kakioka Magnetic Observatory located inIshioka, this line is still not electrified.
The KiHa 310 vehicles are scheduled for withdrawal in July 2023.[3]
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
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