Tazawako Line
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Tazawako Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | 田沢湖線 | ||
Locale | Iwate, Akita prefectures | ||
Termini | Morioka Ōmagari | ||
Stations | 19 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Heavy rail | ||
Operator(s) | JR East | ||
Rolling stock | 701 series | ||
History | |||
Opened | 25 June 1921 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 75.6 km (47.0 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Electrification | 20,000 V AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary | ||
Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) | ||
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The Tazawako Line (田沢湖線, Tazawako-sen) is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) connecting Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate and Ōmagari Station in Daisen, Akita, Japan.
Akita Shinkansen Komachi trains travel over the line, which was regauged in 1997 from 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in).
Station list[]
Akita Shinkansen Komachi trains stop at stations marked "●".
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) from Morioka |
Komachi | Transfers | Location | ||
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Morioka | 盛岡 | 0.0 | ● | Akita Shinkansen, Tohoku Shinkansen, Tohoku Main Line, Yamada Line Iwate Galaxy Railway Line |
v | Morioka | Iwate |
Ōkama | 大釜 | 6.0 | | | ◇ | Takizawa | ||
Koiwai | 小岩井 | 10.5 | | | ◇ | |||
Shizukuishi | 雫石 | 16.0 | ● | ◇ | Shizukuishi | ||
Harukiba | 春木場 | 18.7 | | | | | |||
Akabuchi | 赤渕 | 22.0 | | | ◇ | |||
Tazawako | 田沢湖 | 40.1 | ● | ◇ | Senboku | Akita | |
Sashimaki | 刺巻 | 44.4 | | | ◇ | |||
Jindai | 神代 | 52.8 | | | ◇ | |||
Shōden | 生田 | 55.3 | | | | | |||
Kakunodate | 角館 | 58.8 | ● | Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line | ◇ | ||
Uguisuno | 鶯野 | 61.6 | | | | | Daisen | ||
Ugo-Nagano | 羽後長野 | 64.6 | | | ◇ | |||
Yariminai | 鑓見内 | 67.9 | | | | | |||
Ugo-Yotsuya | 羽後四ツ屋 | 70.2 | | | ◇ | |||
Kita-Ōmagari | 北大曲 | 72.0 | | | | | |||
Ōmagari | 大曲 | 75.6 | ● | Ōu Main Line, Akita Shinkansen (for Akita) | ^ |
- Passing loops
- Ōchizawa passing loop (大地沢信号場, Ōchizawa-shingōjō) is a passing loop located in Shizukuishi, Iwate. (39°40′29″N 140°50′31″E / 39.674763°N 140.842074°E)
- Shidonai passing loop (志度内信号場, Shidonai-shingōjō) is a passing loop located in Senboku, Akita.(39°41′25″N 140°46′48″E / 39.690316°N 140.780134°E)
History[]
The section from Morioka to Shizukuishi opened on 25 June 1921, as the Hashiba Light Railway (橋場軽便), and was extended to Hashiba on 2 September 1922.[1] Services to Hashiba Station ended in the 1940s.
In 1964, the Shizukuishi to Akabuchi section opened, and upon completion of the 3,915 m Sengan Tunnel, the Akabuchi to Tazawako section opened on 20 October 1966, completing the line.[1]
Freight services ceased in 1982, the year the entire line was electrified.[citation needed]
In 1997, the line was converted to 1,435 mm gauge, and became part of the Akita Shinkansen, with standard-gauge electric multiple unit (EMU) trains providing local services on the line.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Japan: JTB. p. 75. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links[]
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- Stations of the Tazawako Line (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Tazawako Line
- Lines of East Japan Railway Company
- Rail transport in Iwate Prefecture
- Rail transport in Akita Prefecture
- Standard gauge railways in Japan
- Railway lines opened in 1921
- 1921 establishments in Japan