Ban'etsu East Line
The Ban'etsu East Line (磐越東線, Ban'etsu-tō-sen) is a railway line in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Iwaki Station in Iwaki and Kōriyama Station in Kōriyama. The name "Ban'etsu" is taken from the first characters of the names of the ancient provinces of Iwaki (磐城) and Echigo (越後), which the Ban'etsu East and Ban'etsu West lines connect. "Tō" (東) means "east" in Japanese.
| Ban'etsu East Line | |||
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A KiHa 110 series DMU near Kanmata Station, September 2018 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 磐越東線 | ||
| Status | In operation | ||
| Owner | JR East | ||
| Locale | Fukushima Prefecture | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 16 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Operator(s) | JR East | ||
| Depot(s) | Kōriyama | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 110 series DMU | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1915 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 85.6 km (53.2 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
| Character | Rural | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
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The line's nickname is the Yūyū Abukuma Line (ゆうゆうあぶくまライン), taken from the Abukuma River that flows nearby.
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