Ōito Line
The Ōito Line (大糸線, Ōito-sen) 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 (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West).The JR West section from Minami-Otari to Itoigawa, however, is not electrified and sees less use.No limited-stop services such as rapids operate on the JR West section.Closed Stations Yanabaskijōmae Station closed on 16 March 2019 The section between Matsumoto and Shinano-Ōmachi was built between 1915 and 1916 by the Shinano Railway (信濃鉄道, Shinano Tetsudō), which electrified the line in 1926.