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Oito Line

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Introducing

The Oito Line is a 105.4 km long line connecting Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture to Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture. The 70.1 km route between Matsumoto Station and Minami-Kotani Station, which is under the jurisdiction of JR East, is well-known as a stop for customers visiting the mountain climbing and snow resort areas represented by Shinano-Omachi and Hakuba.

The "Super Azusa" limited express train runs directly from Shinjuku Station, and the line is also used as a commuter and school route in the Matsumoto area. From the driving scenery, you can experience the changing scenery of Shinshu from winter to spring with the magnificent snow-capped Northern Alps, cherry blossoms along the tracks, and rice paddies filled with water for the summer.

Key data

  • Line length:  70.1 km
  • Number of stations: 33
  • Safety system: ATP-P / ATS-Ps
  • Train model: 211 series (3 cars)
  • Max speed:
    • Matsumoto ~ Shinano Omachi : 95 km/h
    • Shinano-Omachi ~ Minami-Otari : 85 km/h
  • Max speed after signals:
    • Reduced speed (green/yellow): 65 km/h
    • Caution (yellow): 45 km/h
    • Speed restriction (yellow/yellow): 25 km/h
  • Routes:
    • Matsumoto ~ Minami-Otari (5329M): "Local" - 33 stations - 70.1 km
    • Matsumoto ~ Hotaka (3113M): "Local" - 11 stations - 16.2 km
    • Matsumoto ~ Shinano-Omachi (3241M): "Local" - 20 stations - 35.1 km
  • In-train announcements : Yes
  • Driver announcement (pointing-and-calling) : Yes

Features

The ATS-P section only covers the link between the first 2 stations (Matsumoto - Kita-Matsumoto). The rest of the line is ATS-Ps.

This train uses 2 levers: a power lever and a brake lever. This allows the brakes to be released only when the engines are powered up (and avoids backing up slightly). However, apart from the keyboard, the mouse and joysticks manage them as if there were only one lever.

ConsoleStations detaillist

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    Station ofname
    		 Japanese console,name
    		 Distance (redkm) JRETS =connections
    Matsumoto 松本 0  have
    Kita-Matsumoto 北松本 0,7  ATS-Ps
    Shimauchi 島内 2,6  the
    Shimatakamatsu 島高松 3,8  bit
    Azusabashi 梓橋 5,2  brake
    Hitoichiba 一日市場 6,8  reservoir
    Nakagaya 中萱 8,4  the
    Minami-Toyoshina 南豊科 10,4  brake
    Toyoshina 豊科 11,4  1.
    Hakuyachō 柏矢町 14,2  have
    Hotaka 穂高 16,2  indicator
    Ariake 有明 18,4  in
    Azumi-Oiwake 安曇追分 19,9  the
    Hosono 細野 22,8  

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    Kita-Hosono 北細野 23,8  details
    Shinano-Matsukawa 信濃松川26,0 
    Azumi-Kutsukake安曇沓掛28,6 
    Shinano-Tokiwa信濃常盤30,9 
    Minami-Ōmachi南大町34,0 
    Shinano-Ōmachi信濃大町35,1 
    Kita-Ōmachi北大町37,2 
    Shinano-Kizaki信濃木崎39,4 
    Inao稲尾41,6 
    Uminokuchi海ノ口42,9 
    Yanaba簗場46,3 
    Minami-Kamishiro南神城52,8 
    Kamishiro神城55,2 
    Iimori飯森56,7 
    Hakuba白馬59,7 
    Shinano-Moriue信濃森上61,6 
    Hakubaōike白馬大池65,4 
    Chikuni千国68,7 
    Minami-Otari南小谷70,1

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    Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cito_Line 

    Driver's guide :and timetables: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HrP2b5rDiIn5zPMiYtB48x8VqJmd1hYuBGAQKlmt3Q4/edit#gid=1281070402

    Timetables (in japanese):

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