Suigun Line

Suigun Line
KiHa E130 series DMU on the Suigun Line
Overview
Native name水郡線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR East
LocaleIbaraki, Fukushima prefectures
Termini
Stations45
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Services2
Operator(s)JR East
Rolling stockKiHa E130 series DMU
History
Opened1897
Technical
Line length137.5 km (85.4 mi) (main line), 9.5 km (5.9 mi) (Hitachi-Ōta branch)
Track length147.0 km (91.3 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map

The Suigun Line (水郡線, Suigun-sen) is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects Mito Station in Ibaraki Prefecture and Asaka-Nagamori Station in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. All trains on the line continue onto the Tōhoku Main Line to Kōriyama Station. The name of the line includes one kanji from each of the terminals, Mito () and Kōriyama ().

A branch line runs from Kami-Sugaya Station to Hitachi-Ōta Station in Ibaraki Prefecture.


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