Rikuu East Line
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Rikuu East Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | 陸羽東線 | ||
Status | In operation | ||
Owner | JR East | ||
Locale | Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 27 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Heavy rail | ||
Operator(s) | JR East | ||
Depot(s) | ‹See TfM›Kogota | ||
Rolling stock | KiHa 110 series DMU | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1913 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 94.1 km (58.5 mi)[1] | ||
Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
Character | Rural | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | None | ||
Operating speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) (Kogota - Naruko-Onsen) 85 km/h (53 mph) (Naruko-Onsen - Shinjō) | ||
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The Rikuu East Line (陸羽東線, Rikuu-tō-sen) is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kogota Station in Misato, Miyagi Prefecture to Shinjō Station in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture,[2] acting as a connector between the Tōhoku Main Line, Ōu Main Line, and Tōhoku Shinkansen in the southern Tōhoku region, and provides access to north-western Miyagi Prefecture and north-eastern Yamagata Prefecture.
Its name refers to the ancient provinces of Mutsu (陸奥) and Dewa (出羽) (or alternatively, the Meiji period provinces of Rikuzen (陸前) and Uzen (羽前)), which the line connects.
History
[edit]The Kogota - Naruko-Onsen section was opened in stages between 1913 and 1915, with the Shinjo - Naruko-Onsen section opened in stages between 1915 and 1917.
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1983, and freight services ceased in 1987.
The line celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 3, 2017, with a special train hauled by JNR Class DE10 locomotives.[2]
Former connecting lines
[edit]- Nishi-Furukawa station - A 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge line ultimately extending 44 km (27 mi) to Tori-Machi, and connecting to the Senzan Line at Toshogu station, was opened by the Sendai City Council between 1922 and 1929. It closed in sections between 1937 and 1960.
Station list
[edit]Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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‹See TfM›Kogota | 小牛田 | 0.0 | ∨ | Misato | Miyagi Prefecture | |
‹See TfM›Kitaura | 北浦 | 4.5 | ◇ | |||
‹See TfM›Rikuzen-Yachi | 陸前谷地 | 6.6 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Furukawa | 古川 | 9.4 | Tōhoku Shinkansen | ◇ | Ōsaki | |
‹See TfM›Tsukanome | 塚目 | 12.1 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Nishi-Furukawa | 西古川 | 15.9 | ◇ | |||
‹See TfM›Higashi-Ōsaki | 東大崎 | 19.1 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Nishi-Ōsaki | 西大崎 | 21.9 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Iwadeyama | 岩出山 | 24.8 | ◇ | |||
‹See TfM›Yūbikan | 有備館 | 25.8 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Kaminome | 上野目 | 28.6 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Ikezuki | 池月 | 32.4 | ◇ | |||
‹See TfM›Kawatabi-Onsen | 川渡温泉 | 38.8 | ◇ | |||
‹See TfM›Naruko-Gotenyu | 鳴子御殿湯 | 42.7 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Naruko-Onsen | 鳴子温泉 | 44.9 | ◇ | |||
‹See TfM›Nakayamadaira-Onsen | 中山平温泉 | 50.0 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Sakaida | 堺田 | 55.3 | | | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture | |
‹See TfM›Akakura-Onsen | 赤倉温泉 | 61.1 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Tachikōji | 立小路 | 62.8 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Mogami | 最上 | 65.6 | ◇ | |||
‹See TfM›Ōhori | 大堀 | 69.5 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Usugi | 鵜杉 | 71.5 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Semi-Onsen | 瀬見温泉 | 75.0 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Higashi-Nagasawa | 東長沢 | 81.0 | | | Funagata | ||
‹See TfM›Nagasawa | 長沢 | 82.8 | | | |||
‹See TfM›Minami-Shinjō | 南新庄 | 89.2 | | | Shinjō | ||
‹See TfM›Shinjō | 新庄 | 94.1 | | |
Symbols:
- | - Single-track
- ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
- ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point
Rolling stock
[edit]- KiHa 110 series DMUs
Past
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ""陸羽東線全線開通100年号"運転" ["Rikuu East Line whole line opening 100 years" operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Miki, Kazuya (November 4, 2017). "陸羽東線にディーゼル列車、100周年祝う 宮城・山形" [A diesel train on the Rikuu East Line celebrates 100 years Miyagi and Yamagata]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ About operating "Thank Resort Minori" and establishing a new special page
External links
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