Mito Line

Japanese railway line Mito LineAn E501 series EMU between Kasama and Shishido stations in March 2014OverviewNative name水戸線StatusOperationalLocaleTochigi, Ibaraki prefecturesTerminiOyamaTomobeStations16ServiceTypeHeavy railOperator JR EastRolling stockE501 series/E531 series EMUsHistoryOpened16 January 1889; 137 years ago (16 January 1889)TechnicalLine length50.2 km (31.2 mi)Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)Electrification20 kV, 50 Hz AC (overhead catenary) Route map Legend Oyama and (Tōhoku / Utsunomiya,Ryōmō) Crossings' details Kishapoppo-dori Prefectural Road 33 Nishinire River National Route 4 Otabayashi Crossings' details 2x Prefectural Road 17 Yūki 3x Higashi-Yūki Crossings' details Ta River Kinugawa River 2x Kawashima Crossings' details Prefectural Road 304 2x Tamado Crossings' details 3x National Route 50 National Route 294 Shimodate Mooka Railway Mooka LineJōsō Line Crossings' details Gogyo River Prefectural Road 7 Prefectural Road 14 2x Kokai River Kyowakosen Bridge 2x 4x Niihari Crossings' details 2x Kannon River 3x Yamato Crossings' details 2x Sakura River 3x Kita-Kantō Expressway Prefectural Road 41 2x Iwase Crossings' details 2x 2x 3x Haguro Crossings' deta