Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line
| Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line (十和田観光電鉄線) |
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 Near Towadashi Station |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail Passenger |
| Termini | Misawa Towadashi |
| Stations | 11 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Owner | Towada Kankō Electric Railway |
| Rolling stock | Moha 7200, Moha 7700, Kuha 7900, Moha 3400, Moha 3600 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 14.7 km (9.1 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge |
| Electrification | 1500 VDC |
The Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line (十和田観光電鉄線 Towada Kankō Electric Railway-sen ) is a railway route operated by Towada Kankō Electric Railway (Totetsu). It runs between Misawa Station and Towadashi Station in eastern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
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[edit] History
On September 5, 1922, the Towada Railway (十和田鉄道) began operations between Furumaki Station (present day Misawa Station) and Sanbongi Station (present day Towadashi Station, with intermediate stops at Shichihyaku and Takashizu. Additional stations were added n the 1930s. In 1951, the line was fully electrified and the track gauge was expanded to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge. The line was also renamed to its present name on December 30, 1951. A single direction Automatic Block Signal control system was implemented from December 16, 1971. The Towadashi terminus was rebuilt in 1985 to include a shopping complex. All freight operations on the line were suspended from 1986. A new automatic train stop (ATS) system was implemented from October 1, 2002.
[edit] Station list
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Between Stations |
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| Misawa | 三沢 | - | 0.0 | Aoimori Railway Line | Misawa | Aomori |
| Ōmagari | 大曲 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Rokunohe | ||
| Yanagizawa | 柳沢 | 2.4 | 5.1 | |||
| Shichihyaku | 七百 | 1.3 | 6.4 | |||
| Furusato | 古里 | 2.0 | 8.4 | |||
| Sannōkō-mae | 三農校前 | 1.5 | 9.9 | |||
| Takashizu | 高清水 | 0.7 | 10.6 | Towada | ||
| Kitasato-Daigaku-mae | 北里大学前 | 2.1 | 12.7 | |||
| Kōgyōkōkō-mae | 工業高校前 | 0.6 | 13.3 | |||
| Higashino-Danchi | ひがし野団地 | 0.4 | 13.7 | |||
| Towadashi | 十和田市 | 1.0 | 14.7 | |||
[edit] Line Data
- Length: 14.7 km (9.1 mi)
- Track gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge
- Number of stations: 11 (including termini)
- Electrification: 1500VDC
- Tracks: single track
- Block Signal: Automatic Block Signal
[edit] Equipment
As of April 1, 2003, the company had the following equipment:
- Moha 7200 stock: #7204, 7205
- Moha 7700 stock and Kuha 7900 stock (formerly Tokyu 7700): #7701 + 7901–7903
- Moha 3400 stock: #3401
- Moha 3600 stock: #3603
- ED300: #301
- ED400: #402
- Tora 300: #301, 302
[edit] References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) official home page
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