Kitakami Line
KiHa 100 series DMU at Ainono
Overview
Native name北上線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR East
LocaleIwate, Akita prefectures
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR East
Rolling stockKiHa 100 series DMU
History
Opened1924
Technical
Line length61.6 km (38.3 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

The Kitakami Line (北上線, Kitakami-sen) is a railway line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Kitakami Station in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture to Yokote Station in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, acting as a connecting line between the Ōu Main Line to the Tōhoku Main Line. It connects with the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tohoku Main Line at Kitakami Station, and the Ōu Main Line at Yokote Station.

History

The line opened in sections from both Kitakami and Yokote between 1920 and 1924.

In 1962 a 15 km (9.3 mi) deviation was built in conjunction with the construction of the Yuda Dam, which added 0.8 km (0.50 mi) to the length of the line.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1994, and freight services ceased in 2010.

Station list

● - All trains stop ｜ - All trains pass

Station Japanese Distance (km)
(from Kitakami)		 Local Rapid Transfers Location
Kitakami 北上 0.0 ● ● Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line Kitakami Iwate Prefecture
Yanagihara 柳原 2.1 ● ●
Ezuriko 江釣子 5.2 ● ●
Fujine 藤根 8.4 ● ●
Tatekawame 立川目 12.1 ● ●
Yokokawame 横川目 14.3 ● ●
Iwasawa 岩沢 18.1 ● ●
Waka-Sennin 和賀仙人 20.3 ● ●
Yudakinshūko ゆだ錦秋湖 28.8 ● ● Nishiwaga
Hottoyuda ほっとゆだ 35.2 ● ●
Yudakōgen ゆだ高原 39.1 ● ●
Kurosawa 黒沢 44.3 ● ● Yokote Akita Prefecture
Komatsukawa 小松川 49.6 ● |
Ainono 相野々 53.4 ● ●
Yokote 横手 61.1 ● ● Ōu Main Line

Rolling stock

Terminus of the Kitakami Line at Kitakami Station

References

  • Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.
  • This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

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