Mito Line

Mito Line
An E501 series EMU between Kasama and Shishido stations in March 2014
Overview
Native name水戸線
StatusOperational
LocaleTochigi, Ibaraki prefectures
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Rolling stockE501 series/E531 series EMUs
History
Opened16 January 1889; 135 years ago (16 January 1889)
Technical
Line length50.2 km (31.2 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20 kV, 50 Hz AC (overhead catenary)
Route map


Oyama
Crossings' details
Kishapoppo-dori
Prefectural Road 33
Nishinire River
Otabayashi
Crossings' details
2x
Prefectural Road 17
Yūki
3x
Higashi-Yūki
Crossings' details
2x
Kawashima
Crossings' details
Prefectural Road 304
2x
Tamado
Crossings' details
3x
Shimodate
Crossings' details
Prefectural Road 7
Prefectural Road 14
2x
Kyowakosen Bridge
2x
4x
Niihari
Crossings' details
2x
Kannon River
3x
Yamato
Crossings' details
2x
Sakura River
3x
Prefectural Road 41
2x
Iwase
Crossings' details
2x
2x
3x
Haguro
Crossings' details
3x
Prefectural Road 64
Fukuhara
Crossings' details
Inada River
Inada River
2x
Inada
Crossings' details
2x
Fruits Line
Kasama
Crossings' details
Prefectural Road 42
5x
Shishido
3x
Tomobe

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.

Services are often run as one-man trains.