The name of the East Japan Railway Company's track. 271.7 km between Niitsu (Niigata Prefecture) and Akita. 68.0% double track (1995). The AC/DC changeover section between Murakami and Majima is the dividing line, with AC electrification to the north and DC electrification to the south. Together with the Hokuriku, Shinetsu, and Ou Main Lines, it forms a longitudinal trunk railway that runs along the Japan Coast, and direct trains run between Tokyo (Ueno), Osaka, and Aomori. The population along the line is concentrated in the Echigo Plain, Shonai Plain, Honjo Plain, and Akita Plain, and there are tourist destinations such as cities such as Shibata, Murakami, Tsuruoka, Sakata, and Honjo, as well as Bandai-Asahi National Park and Chokai Quasi-National Park. Initially, the line was constructed in sections, such as the Shibata Line (Niitsu - Shibata, opened in 1912), Murakami Line (Shibata - Murakami, opened in 1914), and Sakata Line (Shinjo - Amarume - Sakata, opened in 1914). However, construction of the entire line began in 1918 (Taisho 7), and the line was gradually opened as the Uetsu North Line from Akita, and the Rikuu West Line from Sakata and Amarume. The line was completed in 1924 with the opening of the Murakami - Nezugaseki section, and was renamed the Uetsu Main Line. Electrification was completed on the entire line in 1972 (Showa 47). It was a line owned by the Japanese National Railways, but following its division and privatization in 1987, it became part of the East Japan Railway Company. The 2.7 km branch line between Sakata and Sakata Port belongs to the Japan Freight Railway Company. [Eiichi Aoki and Ryo Aoki] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
東日本旅客鉄道の線路名称。新津(にいつ)(新潟県)―秋田間271.7キロメートル。複線化率68.0%(1995)。村上―間島(まじま)間にある交直切替セクションを境として、以北は交流、以南は直流電化されている。北陸、信越、奥羽本線とともに日本海岸を走る縦貫幹線鉄道を形成し、東京(上野)、大阪と青森間の直通列車も走る。沿線の人口は越後(えちご)平野、庄内(しょうない)平野、本荘(ほんじょう)平野、秋田平野に多く集まり、新発田(しばた)、村上、鶴岡(つるおか)、酒田、本荘などの都市、磐梯(ばんだい)朝日国立公園、鳥海(ちょうかい)国定公園などに属する観光地がある。当初は新発田線(新津―新発田。1912年開業)、村上線(新発田―村上。1914年開業)、酒田線(新庄―余目(あまるめ)―酒田。1914年開業)のように部分的に建設されたが、1918年(大正7)以降、全線の建設が始まり、秋田より羽越北線、酒田、余目より陸羽(りくう)西線として逐次開業を進め、1924年村上―鼠ヶ関(ねずがせき)間の開業によって全通して、羽越本線と改称した。電化は1972年(昭和47)全線同時に完成した。日本国有鉄道の路線であったが、1987年の分割民営化に伴い、東日本旅客鉄道に所属。また支線である酒田―酒田港間2.7キロメートルは日本貨物鉄道に所属している。 [青木栄一・青木 亮] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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