Itō Line

The Itō Line (Japanese: 伊東線, Hepburn: Itō-sen) is a railway line owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Atami and Itō Stations, along the east coast of Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. From Itō, the line continues south to Shimoda under the privately owned and operated Izu Kyūkō Line.

Itō Line
JT
Izu Kyuko Railway 2100 series "Resort21" train at Izu-Taga Station, March 2010
Overview
LocaleShizuoka Prefecture
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s) JR East
History
Opened30 March 1935 (1935-03-30)
Last extension15 December 1938 (1938-12-15)
Technical
Line length16.9 km (10.5 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius240 m (790 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)
Train protection systemATS-P
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map
Itō Line
Main Line &
Shinkansen
to Tokyo
0.0
Atami
Tōkaidō Main Line &
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
1.2
Kinomiya
Fudō tunnel
1.795 km
1.115 mi
6.0
Izu-Taga
8.7
Ajiro
Shin-Usami tunnel
2.941 km
1.827 mi
13.0
Usami
16.9
Itō
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