Ōfunato Line
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| Company | East Japan Railway Company |
| Total Distance | 105.7km (Ichinoseki-Sakari) |
| Rail Gauge | 1067mm |
| Stations | 25 |
| Tracks | Single-track |
| Electrification | None |
| Block System | Special Automatic Block System |
The Ōfunato Line (大船渡線 Ōfunato-sen?) is a local rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs as a spur line from Ichinoseki Station in Ichinoseki, Iwate in central Japan to Sakari Station in Ōfunato, Iwate on the coast. It connects with the Kesennuma Line at Kesennuma Station in Kesennuma and the privately owned Sanriku Railway's Minami-Riasu Line at Sakari Station in Ōfunato.
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[edit] Service
As of April, 2005, there were 27 trips daily using this line (14 east-bound, 13 west-bound). In all cases, Kesennuma was a stop on a run, but run endpoints varied. These were Ichinoseki-Sakari (8 east-bound, 7 west-bound, including 4 express, 2 each way), Ichinoseki-Kesennuma (4 east-bound, 4 west-bound including 2 express, 1 each way), and Kesennuma-Sakari (2 east-bound, 2 west-bound, no express).
[edit] Additional information
The nickname of this line is the "Dragon Rail", as the spur line is thought to resemble the thin tail of a Chinese dragon and as a statement of the speed of the train over the considerable distance. Express trains on this line are marked "Super Dragon".
[edit] Station List
| Station Name | Japanese | Distance from previous station |
Distance from Ichinoseki | Super Dragon (Express) | Transfers | Location |
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| Ichinoseki | 一ノ関 | N/A | 0.0 km | ● | Tōhoku Main Line, Tōhoku Shinkansen | Ichinoseki, Iwate |
| Mataki | 真滝 | 5.7 km | 5.7 km | | | ||
| Rikuchū-Kanzaki | 陸中門崎 | 8.0 km | 13.7 km | | | ||
| Iwanoshita | 岩ノ下 | 3.8 km | 17.5 km | | | ||
| Rikuchū-Matsukawa | 陸中松川 | 3.8 km | 21.3 km | | | ||
| Geibikei | 猊鼻渓 | 2.0 km | 23.3 km | ● | ||
| Shibajyuku | 柴宿 | 2.8 km | 26.1 km | | | ||
| Surisawa | 摺沢 | 4.5 km | 30.6 km | ● | ||
| Senmaya | 千厩 | 9.2 km | 39.8 km | ● | ||
| Konashi | 小梨 | 3.6 km | 43.4 km | | | ||
| Yagoshi | 矢越 | 4.2 km | 47.6 km | | | ||
| Orikabe | 折壁 | 2.1 km | 49.7 km | | | ||
| Niitsuki | 新月 | 5.6 km | 55.3 km | | | ||
| Kesennuma | 気仙沼 | 6.7 km | 62.0 km | ● | Kesennuma Line | Kesennuma, Miyagi |
| Shishiori-Karakuwa | 鹿折唐桑 | 2.2 km | 64.2 km | ● | ||
| Kami-Shishiori | 上鹿折 | 5.3 km | 69.5 km | ● | ||
| Rikuzen-Yahagi | 陸前矢作 | 10.0 km | 79.5 km | ● | Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate | |
| Takekoma | 竹駒 | 3.0 km | 82.5 km | ● | ||
| Rikuzen-Takata | 陸前高田 | 2.9 km | 85.4 km | ● | ||
| Wakinosawa | 脇ノ沢 | 2.9 km | 88.3 km | ● | ||
| Otomo | 小友 | 4.5 km | 92.8 km | ● | ||
| Hosoura | 細浦 | 4.3 km | 97.1 km | ● | Ōfunato, Iwate | |
| Shimofunato | 下船渡 | 3.1 km | 100.2 km | ● | ||
| Ōfunato | 大船渡 | 2.9 km | 103.1 km | ● | ||
| Sakari | 盛 | 2.6 km | 105.7 km | ● | Minami-Riasu Line |
