Iwate Galaxy Railway Line

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Formerly part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tohoku Main Line, it was separated from 1 December 2002 with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen which parallels the route. JR Freight services continue to travel over the line.[1]

Station list

Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations
Total
Template:STN 盛岡 - 0.0 Template:Plainlist Morioka Iwate
Template:STN 青山 3.2 3.2  
Template:STN 厨川 2.4 5.6  
Template:STN 巣子 4.6 10.2   Takizawa
Template:STN 滝沢 2.0 12.2  
Template:STN 渋民 4.4 16.6   Morioka
Template:STN 好摩 4.7 21.3 Template:Colorbull Hanawa Line (some through services)
Template:STN 岩手川口 5.6 26.9   Iwate
Template:STN いわて沼宮内 5.1 32.0 Template:Rint Tōhoku Shinkansen
Template:STN 御堂 5.3 37.3  
Template:STN 奥中山高原 7.1 44.4   Ichinohe
Template:STN 小繋 7.8 52.2  
Template:STN 小鳥谷 7.6 59.8  
Template:STN 一戸 4.7 64.5  
Template:STN 二戸 6.3 70.8 Template:Rint Tōhoku Shinkansen Ninohe
Template:STN 斗米 2.9 73.7  
Template:STN 金田一温泉 4.7 78.4  
Template:STN 目時 3.6 82.0 Template:Colorbull Aoimori Railway Line (through service) Sannohe Aomori
Through to Hachinohe Station on the Aoimori Railway Line

Rolling stock

The Iwate Galaxy Railway Company owns a fleet of IGR 7000 series 2-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains. The fleet consists of four 7000-0 series sets, which were originally JR East 701-1000 series sets transferred from Morioka in December 2002, and three newly built 7000-100 series sets.[1]

History

The section of the line between Morioka and Metoki first opened on 1 September 1891, and was nationalized on 1 November 1906.[1] The line was double-tracked by 12 July 1968, and it was electrified on 22 August 1968.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the line came under the control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] From 1 December 2002, with the opening of the parallel Tohoku Shinkansen extension to Hachinohe, ownership of the line was transferred to the third-sector Iwate Galaxy Railway Company.[1]

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External links

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