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{{short description|Railway line in Japan}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| native_name_lang = ja
| color = 16c0e9
|image = きらきらうえつ 東酒田～砂越間にて撮影 20120815 1617.jpg
|image = TsIMG 7607.JPG
|image_width = 300px
|caption = ''Kirakira Uetsu'' ([[Joyful Train]])
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|routes =
|daily_ridership =
|open = September{{start 2,date and age|1912|09|02|df-y}}
|close =
|owner = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]][[JR East]]
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|stock =
|linelength =
|tracklength = 274.4 km (170.5 mi)
|tracks = Sections of double track and single track
|tracks =
|gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}<br />{{RailGauge|1435mm}}
|electrification = 1,500 V DC, 20 kV AC 50 Hz
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|map =[[Image:JR Uetsu Line linemap.svg|thumb|200px|center]]
}}
[[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 [[Japan National Route 345]].]]
 
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>
 
==Route data==
*Total length: 274.4&nbsp;km (170.5 mi) (Fukushima&ndash;Aomori, Tsuchizaki&ndash;Akitakō)
*Operators, distances:
**[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]][[East Japan Railway Company]] (Services and tracks)
*** Niitsu &mdash; Akita: 271.7&nbsp;km (168.8 mi)
**[[File:JR logo (freight).svg|20px]][[Japan Freight Railway Company]] (Services and tracks)
***Sakata &mdash; Sakata-Minato: 2.7&nbsp;km (1.7 mi)
**[[File:JR logo (freight).svg|20px]][[Japan Freight Railway Company]] (Services)
*** Niitsu &mdash; Akita: 271.7&nbsp;km (168.8 mi)
*Tracks:
**See [[#Stations|station list]] for details
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*[[Railway signalling]]:
*Maximum speed:
** Niitsu &mdash; Murakami: 120&nbsp;km/h (75 mph)
** Murakami &mdash; Imagawa: 100&nbsp;km/h (62 mph)
** Imagawa &mdash; Sanze: 95&nbsp;km/h (59 mph)
** Sanze &mdash; Sakata: 120&nbsp;km/h (75 mph)
** Sakata &mdash; Akita: 95&nbsp;km/h (59 mph)
 
==Services==
;Limited express, Rapid
{{As of|20172020|03}}, the following services are operated.
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
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|7 return trips
|- style="background:#cff;"
| style="text-align:right;" |Rapid ''[httphttps://www.jreast.co.jp/e/joyful/uetsukairi.html Kirakira UetsuKairi]''
|(Niigata) – Shibata – Sakata
|1 return trip (weekends only)
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==Stations==
:'''A''': Limited Express ''Inaho''
:'''B''': Rapid ''Kirakira UetsuKairi''
:'''C''': Rapid ''Rakuraku Train Murakami'', ''Benibana'' and other Rapid service trains
:Trains stop at stations marked "O", skip at stations marked "<nowiki>|</nowiki>".
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>O
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|&nbsp;
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|O
|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>O
|style="text-align:center; background:#dfb;"|O
|{{Colorbull|MediumPurple}}[[Yonesaka Line]]
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|O<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|O<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|O
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"|O
|style="text-align:center; background:#dfb;"|O
|{{Colorbull|DarkRed}}[[Yuri Kōgen Railway Chōkai Sanroku Line]]
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|style="text-align:center; background:#dfb;"|O
|{{Plainlist|
* [[File:Shinkansen-E jre.svg|18px]][[Akita Shinkansen]]
* {{Colorbull|DarkOrange}}[[Ōu Main Line]]
* {{Colorbull|Green}}[[Oga Line]]<ref group="*">The official beginning of the Oga Line is at [[Oiwake Station (Akita)|Oiwake Station]], but all trains terminate at Akita Station.</ref>
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* [[E129 series]] 2/4-car DC EMUs (Niitsu—Murakami, since December 2014)
* [[701 series]] 2/3-car AC EMUs (Sakata—Akita)
* [[KiHa 40 series|KiHa 40/47/48110 series]] DMUs(Niitsu (Niitsu—Sakata- Nezugaseki)
* [[KiHa 110 series|KiHa110GV-E400 series]] /(Niitsu-Sakata, [[KiHasince E120]]August DMUs (Niitsu—Sakata2019)
* [[GV-E400 series]] (Niitsu-Sakata)
 
====''Inaho''/''Rakuraku Train Murakami''====
* [[E653 series|E653-1000 series]] 7-car DC/AC EMUs (since September 2013)
 
====LocalKairi====▼
* [[HB-E300 series]]
<gallery>
OmonogawaBridge.jpg|701 series passing [[Omono River|Omonogawa]] Bridge
File:JRE E129 A5.JPG|E129 series
E653-1000_U104_Inaho_5_20140731.jpg|E653 series ''Inaho'', near Higashi-Sakata Station
File:JR-E701 Akita color N32 at Sakata Station 20070406.jpg|701 series
JR_East_HB-E300-KAIRI_Shibata_20200404.jpg|''Kairi'' at Shibata Station, April 2020
File:Kiha40-587.JPG|KiHa 40/47/48 series
File:Kiha47 1130.JPG|KiHa 40/47/48 series
</gallery>
 
===Former===
* [[115 series]] 2/3/4-car DC EMUs (Niitsu—Murakami, until March 2018)▼
▲====Local====
▲* [[115 series]] 2/3/4-car DC EMUs (Niitsu—Murakami, until March 2018)
* [[E127 series|E127-0 series]] 2-car DC EMUs (Shibata—Murakami, until March 2015)
* [[KiHa 40 series|KiHa 40/47/48 series]] DMUs (Until March 2020)
* [[KiHa E120]] DMUs (Niitsu—Sakata, until March 2018)
* KiHa 58 series DMUs
* [[KiHa 52]] DMUs
* [[485 series]] 6-car DC/AC EMUs (until July 2014) - ''Inaho'', ''Hakucho'', ''Rakuraku Train Murakami''▼
 
====''Inaho''/''Rakuraku Train Murakami''====
▲* [[485 series]] 6-car DC/AC EMUs (until July 2014)
<gallery>
村上駅_-_panoramio_-_くろふね.jpg|E127 series and 115 series at Murakami Station, March 2009
File:JRE-115-nigata.JPG|115 series
Uetsu line Type47.jpg|KiHa 40/47/48 series, Amarume - Nishibukuro, March 2017
File:Jre E127 V1.jpg|E127 series
JRE Kiha47-513.jpg|KiHa 40/47/48 series, Tsuruoka - Fujishima, October 2016
File:Inaho express 2.jpg|485-3000 series ''Inaho'' limited express
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
UetsuhonsenInaho485Series3000.JPG|485-3000 series ''Inaho'' limited express, Kosagawa - Kamihama, March 2014
</gallery>
 
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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 Tsuruoka Station being 4,990 billion yen, the largest deficit within the JR East system.<ref>{{Cite web|language=Japanese |title=ＪＲ東のローカル３５路線、全区間で赤字…バス転換など自治体と協議へ |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20220728-OYT1T50218/ |website=読売新聞 |date=2022-07-28 |access-date=2022-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|language=Japanese |title=66区間の赤字は計693億円 JR東日本「持続可能な交通議論を」 |url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220728/k00/00m/020/261000c |website=毎日新聞 |access-date=2022-07-29 |date=2022-07-28}}</ref>
 
==Accidents==
On December 25, 2005, all six cars of a limited express train ''[[Inaho]]'' No.14 on the Uetsu Line derailed in [[Yamagata prefecture]], about {{convert|350|km|mi}} 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. It is likely that the event was caused by a tornado although it is uncertain whether or not a tornado was involved with this accident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=気象庁 {{!}} 竜巻等の突風データベース |url=https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/data/bosai/tornado/2005122502/list.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.data.jma.go.jp}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/routemaps/inaho_kamoshika.html Inaho - JR East] {{in lang|en}}
* [httphttps://www.jreast.co.jp/e/joyful/uetsukairi.html Kirakira UetsuKairi - JR East] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://discoveruetsu.com/en/ Discover Uetsu, tourist website] {{in lang|en}}
 
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