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[[File:Wakigawa,_Murakami,_Niigata_Prefecture_959-3661,_Japan_-_panoramio_(1).jpg|thumb|The Uetsu Main Line runs along the [[Sea of Japan]]. One of the tunnels on the right is for the Uetsu Main Line, and the other
The {{nihongo|'''Uetsu Main Line'''|羽越本線|Uetsu-hon-sen}} is a railway line in the [[Tohoku]] and [[Chubu]] regions of Japan. Part of the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) system, it connects [[Niitsu Station]] in the city of [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]] and [[Akita Station]] in [[Akita, Akita|Akita]]. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient [[Provinces of Japan|provinces]] of [[Dewa Province|Dewa]] (出'''羽''') and [[Echigo Province|Echigo]] ('''越'''後), which the line connects.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uetsu Main line (Rail Enthusiasts)|url=https://www.tsjapanrail.com/uetsu-main-line-train-enthusiasts|access-date=2021-07-25|website=TS Japan Rail|language=en}}</ref>
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村上駅_-_panoramio_-_くろふね.jpg|E127 series and 115 series at Murakami Station, March 2009
Uetsu line Type47.jpg|KiHa 40/47/48 series, Amarume - Nishibukuro, March 2017
KihaE120-1_Kiha110.jpg|KiHa E120 and 110 at Sakamachi Station, July 2009
JNR_485_kanimuttari_hakucho_at_akita.jpg|485 series ''Hakucho'' limited espress, Akita Station, 1987
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Work to double-track the line in sections commenced in 1957, and continued for 25 years until being suspended due to capital expenditure restrictions in 1983, at which time 51% of the route was double-tracked.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
On July 28, 2022, JR East announced that ridership in some sectors was less than 2000 persons/day, the deficit for the sector between Murakami Station to
==Accidents==
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