The Ōito Line is a railway line in Japan which connects Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture with Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture. There are two operators on the line: East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company. Minami-Otari is the boundary for the two companies. The section of the line operated by JR East, between Minami-Otari and Matsumoto, is electrified and trains are fairly regular along this section. The JR West section from Minami-Otari to Itoigawa, however, is not electrified and sees less use. Trains operate less frequently along this section.
A JR East E127 series EMU on the Oito Line in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture
Matsumoto Station is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company, and the private railway operator Alpico Kōtsū.
Matsumoto Station in 2017
The station entrance interior in June 2017
The connecting passageway in June 2017
A New Azusa limited express service at platform 4 in January 2018