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Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line
An Ueda Electric Railway 1000 series train in August 2008
Overview
Owner	Ueda Electric Railway
Locale	Ueda, Nagano
Termini	Ueda Bessho-Onsen
Stations	15
History
Opened	1921
Technical
Line length	11.6 km (7.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	120 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)

The Bessho Line (別所線, Bessho-sen) is an 11.6 km (7.2 mi) Japanese railway line in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ueda Electric Railway (上田電鉄, Ueda Dentetsu). It connects Ueda and Bessho-Onsen stations. This is currently the only railway line Ueda Dentetsu operates. Although the company is the root of its holding company, Ueda Kōtsū (上田交通, "Ueda Transport"), the group now mainly operates resort amusement facilities and bus lines. Ueda Kōtsū is owned by Tokyu Corporation. The railway line lacked funds to upgrade the infrastructure to meet the new safety standards, and separated to become the present company.

Stations

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet of trains operated on the line is as follows.

• 1000 series 2-car EMUs x4 (former Tokyu 1000 series, since 2008)
• 6000 series 2-car EMU x1 (former Tokyu 1000 series, since 28 March 2015)
• 7200 series 2-car EMU x1 (former Tokyu 7200 series, since 29 March 1998)

• 1000 series set 1001 in May 2012. Front designation/service signs shown are from former Tokyu Toyoko line service with through-running to the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.
• 1000 series set 1004 in retro-style blue and cream livery in June 2017
• 6000 series set 6001 in January 2017
• 7200 series in May 2012

1000 series

Eight former Tokyu 1000 series EMU end cars were resold to the Ueda Electric Railway, and reformed as four two-car 1000 series sets.

Formations

6000 series

In 2015, two former Tokyu Toyoko Line 1000 series intermediate cars (DeHa 1255 and DeHa 1305) were resold to the Ueda Electric Railway, which were reformed as a two-car 6000 series set with the addition of new cab ends.

Formation

Car identities

The former identities of the fleet are as shown below.

History

The first section of the line opened on 17 June 1921, using a 600 V DC overhead power supply. The line voltage was raised to 1,500 V DC from 1 October 1986. Wanman driver-only operation commenced on the line from 3 October 2005.

In 2009, the company sold out affiliated companies that Joden Bus and Joden Taxi to Jay Will Partners.

From 1 April 2016, station numbering was introduced on the line, with stations numbered from "BE01" (Ueda) to "BE15" (Bessho-Onsen).

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan
• Ueda Bus (This company had been a subsidiary until 2009)

References

1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 84–240. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 87. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
3. 上田電鉄1000系 [Ueda Electric Railway 1000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 48, no. 567. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2008. p. 103.
4. ^ Kubo, Toshi (July 2017). 東京メトロ日比谷線-4 [Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line - 4]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 57, no. 675. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 125–126.
5. 【上田電鉄】駅ナンバリング導入 [Ueda Electric Railway introduced station numbering]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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