Akita Nairiku Line

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The , nicknamed Smile Rail (スマイルレール), is a Japanese railway line located in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan. It operates between Template:STN in the city of Kitaakita and Template:STN in the city of Semboku. The Akita Nariku Line is the only railway line operated by the third-sector .

Service outlines

Trains on the line are operated as "Local" (all-stations), "Rapid", "Special Rapid", and the Moriyoshi Express service.

Station list

All stations are in Akita Prefecture.

Transfers are available only at Takanosu (JR Ou Main Line) and Kakunodate (JR Tazawako Line and Akita Shinkansen).

• Local trains stop all stations.
  • Rapid = You can ride on only fare.
  • Express Moriyoshi - Express fare costs 160 yen up to 50 km, 320 yen for longer journeys
  • ●：All trains stop
  • ◆・▲・▼：Partly trains stop（▲：Only inbound、▼：Only outbound）
  • |：Pass

Stations			km		Rapid	Express Moriyoshi	Connects	Locale
			Distance	Amount distance
Aniai Line	Takanosu	鷹巣	-	0.0	●	●	JR East：■Ou Main Line（Takanosu Station）	Kita-Akita
	Nishi-Takanosu	西鷹巣	1.3	1.3	●	style="text-align:center;"
	Jōmon-Ogata	縄文小ヶ田	2.4	3.7	●	●
	Ōnodai	大野台	2.4	6.1	●	style="text-align:center;"
	Aikawa	合川	3.6	9.7	●	●
	Kamisugi	上杉	2.4	12.1	●	style="text-align:center;"
	Yonaizawa	米内沢	2.9	15.0	●	●
	Katsurase	桂瀬	5.5	20.5	●	style="text-align:center;"
	Ani-Maeda Onsen	阿仁前田温泉	4.7	25.2	●	●
	Maeda-Minami	前田南	1.9	27.1	●	style="text-align:center;"
	Kobuchi	小渕	2.0	29.1	●	style="text-align:center;"
	Aniai	阿仁合	3.9	33.0	●	●
	Arase	荒瀬	2.4	35.4	◆	style="text-align:center;"
	Kayakusa	萱草	2.7	38.1	◆	style="text-align:center;"
	Okashinai	笑内	2.8	40.9	◆	style="text-align:center;"
	Iwanome	岩野目	2.4	43.3	◆	style="text-align:center;"
	Hitachinai	比立内	2.7	46.0	●	●
New Line	Okuani	奥阿仁	3.7	49.7	▲	style="text-align:center;"
	Ani-Matagi	阿仁マタギ	2.6	52.3	●	●
	Tozawa	戸沢	8.9	61.2	▼	style="text-align:center;"			Semboku
	Kami-Hinokinai	上桧木内	4.7	65.9	●	●
	Sadori	左通	1.8	67.7	▼	style="text-align:center;"
	Ugo-Nakazato	羽後中里	4.0	71.7	▼	style="text-align:center;"
Kakunodate Line	Matsuba	松葉	3.3	75.0	●	●
	Ugo-Nagatoro	羽後長戸呂	2.9	77.9	▼	style="text-align:center;"
	Yatsu	八津	5.0	82.9	▼	style="text-align:center;"
	Saimyoji	西明寺	4.0	86.9	●	●
	Ugo-Ota	羽後太田	3.0	89.9	▼	style="text-align:center;"
	Kakunodate	角館	4.3	94.2	●	●	JR East：■Akita Shinkansen・■Tazawako Line

History

Aniai Line

On December 10, 1934, the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the connecting Takanosu with Template:STN over a length of 15.1 kilometers. Following World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR), and the line was further extended to Template:STN by October 15, 1963.

Kakunodate Line

On November 1, 1971, the JNR Kakunodate Line began operations from Kakunodate to Template:STN, with construction continuing north towards Hitachinai to provide a connection to the Aniai Line. However construction was suspended in 1980 due to JNR funding constraints.

Closure

The Kakunodate Line was closed by JNR on 11 September 1981, and the Aniai Line on 22 June 1984.

Reopening

The third-sector Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Company reopened both the Aniai Line (as the Akita Nairiku Kita Line) and the Kakunodate Line (as the Akita Nairiku Minami Line) on November 1, 1986. It also recommenced construction of the suspended link (known as the New Line) which opened on April 1, 1989 creating the current through-route.

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

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