Scenic route
Kairi
Niigata → Sakata · Japan
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Kairi means “sea and village”: a hybrid diner serving Niigata and Shonai delicacies while threading the Sasagawa-nagare, 11 km of wave-gnawed rocks on the Uetsu coast.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 79% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 6 m); the longest stretch away from it is 14 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR East — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Kairi?
The Kairi runs 167 km from Niigata to Sakata.
How long does the Kairi take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 33 min for the 167 km. That is an average of 65 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Kairi?
JR East, with HB-E300.
How old is the Kairi?
The line has been in service since 2019. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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