Rikuu East Line























































Rikuu East Line

Rikuutousen train.JPG
A Rikuu East Line diesel train

Overview
Type Heavy rail
Locale
Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan
Termini
Kogota
Shinjō
Stations 27
Operation
Opened 1913
Owner
JR logo (east).svgJR East
Depot(s) Kogota
Rolling stock KiHa 110 series
Technical
Line length 94.1 km (58.5 mi)
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification None



Route map

JR East Rikuu Line linemap.svg





The Rikuu East Line (陸羽東線, Rikuu-tō-sen) is a rail 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, 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 (前) and Uzen (前)), which the line connects.




Contents






  • 1 Station list


  • 2 Rolling stock


  • 3 History


    • 3.1 Former connecting lines




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Station list















































































































































































































Station
Japanese
Distance (km)
Transfers
 
Location

Kogota
小牛田
0.0




  • Tōhoku Main Line


  • Ishinomaki Line





Misato

Miyagi Prefecture

Kitaura
北浦
4.5



Rikuzen-Yachi
陸前谷地
6.6



Furukawa
古川
9.4

Shinkansen-E.svgTōhoku Shinkansen


Ōsaki

Tsukanome
塚目
12.1



Nishi-Furukawa
西古川
15.9



Higashi-Ōsaki
東大崎
19.1



Nishi-Ōsaki
西大崎
21.9



Iwadeyama
岩出山
24.8



Yūbikan
有備館
25.8



Kaminome
上野目
28.6



Ikezuki
池月
32.4



Kawatabi-Onsen
川渡温泉
38.8



Naruko-Gotenyu
鳴子御殿湯
42.7



Naruko-Onsen
鳴子温泉
44.9



Nakayamadaira-Onsen
中山平温泉
50.0



Sakaida
境田
55.3



Mogami

Yamagata Prefecture

Akakura-Onsen
赤倉温泉
61.1



Tachikōji
立小路
62.8



Mogami
最上
65.6



Ōhori
大堀
69.5



Usugi
鵜杉
71.5



Semi-Onsen
瀬見温泉
75.0



Higashi-Nagasawa
東長沢
81.0



Funagata

Nagasawa
長沢
82.8



Minami-Shinjō
南新庄
89.2



Shinjō

Shinjō
新庄
94.1




  • Shinkansen-E.svgYamagata Shinkansen


  • Ōu Main Line


  • Rikuu West Line





Symbols:



  • | - Single-track

  • ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass

  • ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point



Rolling stock




  • KiHa 110 series DMUs

  • Resort Minori




History


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.



Former connecting lines


  • Nishi-Furukawa station - A 762mm (2'6") gauge line ultimately extending 44km 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.


References


This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.



External links


  • Resort Minori - JR East


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