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Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line

The Bessho Line is an 11.6 km (7.2 mi) Japanese railway line in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ueda Electric Railway . 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 , 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.

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, 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) 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==
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. ==See also==
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