Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
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| Iwate Galaxy Railway Line | |||
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 IGR 7000 series EMU at Morioka Station |
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| Info | |||
| Termini | Morioka Metoki |
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| Stations | 16 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Operator(s) | Iwate Galaxy Railway Company | ||
| Rolling stock | IGR 7000 series | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 82.0 km | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm | ||
| Electrification | 20,000 V AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h | ||
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The Iwate Galaxy Railway Line (いわて銀河鉄道線 Iwate Ginga Tetsudō-sen) is a rail line in Japan operated by the Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. It runs from Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Metoki Station in Sannohe, Aomori.
Formerly part of the of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tōhoku Main Line, it was separated in 2002 with the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen which parallels the route. JR Freight and JR East express trains continue to travel over the line.
[edit] Station list
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid | Transfers | Location | |||
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| Between Stations |
Total | Hachimantai | ||||||
| Morioka | 盛岡 | - | 0.0 | ● | ● | JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line, Tazawako Line (Akita Shinkansen), Yamada Line | Morioka | Iwate |
| Aoyama | 青山 | 3.2 | 3.2 | ▲ | ｜ | |||
| Kuriyagawa | 厨川 | 2.4 | 5.6 | ▲ | ● | |||
| Sugo | 巣子 | 4.6 | 10.2 | ▲ | ｜ | Takizawa, Iwate District | ||
| Takizawa | 滝沢 | 2.0 | 12.2 | ▲ | ● | |||
| Shibutami | 渋民 | 4.4 | 16.6 | ▲ | ● | Morioka | ||
| Kōma | 好摩 | 4.7 | 21.3 | ▲ | ● | JR East: Hanawa Line (some trains through service) | ||
| Iwate-Kawaguchi | 岩手川口 | 5.6 | 26.9 | ｜ | thru to JR Hanawa Line | Iwate, Iwate District | ||
| Iwate-Numakunai | いわて沼宮内 | 5.1 | 32.0 | ● | JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen | |||
| Midō | 御堂 | 5.3 | 37.3 | ▲ | ||||
| Okunakayama-Kōgen | 奥中山高原 | 7.1 | 44.4 | ● | Ichinohe, Ninohe District | |||
| Kotsunagi | 小繋 | 7.8 | 52.2 | ▲ | ||||
| Kozuya | 小鳥谷 | 7.6 | 59.8 | ▲ | ||||
| Ichinohe | 一戸 | 4.7 | 64.5 | ● | ||||
| Ninohe | 二戸 | 6.3 | 70.8 | ● | JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen | Ninohe | ||
| Tomai | 斗米 | 2.9 | 73.7 | ▲ | ||||
| Kintaichi-Onsen | 金田一温泉 | 4.7 | 78.4 | ▲ | ||||
| Metoki | 目時 | 3.6 | 82.0 | ▲ | Aoimori Railway Company: Aoimori Railway Line (through operation) | Sannohe, Sannohe District | Aomori | |
| Through to Hachinohe Station on the Aoimori Railway Line | ||||||||
[edit] External links
- Iwate Galaxy Railway Company website (Japanese)
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