Iwate Ginga Railway Line

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いわて銀河鉄道線
Iwate Ginga Railway Line

Company	IGR Iwate Ginga Railway Company
Total Distance	82.0 km (Morioka — Metoki)
Rail Gauge	1,067 mm
Stations	16
Tracks	Dual-track
Electrification	All (Alternating Current 20,000 V AC, 50 Hz)
Block System	Automatic Block System

The Iwate Ginga Railway Line (いわて銀河鉄道線, Iwate Ginga Tetsudō-sen^?) is a rail line in Japan. Part of the IGR Iwate Ginga Railway Company, it runs from Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Metoki Station in Sannohe, Aomori.

Formerly part of the Tōhoku Main Line of JR East system, it was separated from JR in 2002. Freight and express trains of JR continue to use the line.

[edit] Route data

• IGR Iwate Ginga Railway Company
• Total distance: 82.0 km (Morioka — Metoki)
  • Iwate Ginga Railway Company
    • 82.0 km (Morioka — Metoki)
  • Japan Freight Railway Company
    • 82.0 km (Morioka — Metoki) (Category-2 railway operator)
• Rail gauge:
  • 1,067 mm
• Stations: 16 (including freight stations)
• Tracks:Dual-track
• Electrification: All (Alternating Current 20,000 V AC, 50 Hz)
• Block system: Automatic block system

[edit] Station list

Station	Japanese	Distance from Morioka	Transfers	Location
Morioka	盛岡	0.0	Tōhoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line, Yamada Line and Tazawako Line	Morioka	Iwate Prefecture
Aoyama	青山	3.2
Kuriyagawa	厨川	5.6
Sugo	巣子	10.2		Takizawa
Takizawa	滝沢	12.2
Shibutami	渋民	16.6		Morioka
Kōma	好摩	21.3	Hanawa Line
Iwate-Kawaguchi	岩手川口	26.9		Iwate
Iwate-Numakunai	いわて沼宮内	32.0	Tōhoku Shinkansen
Midō	御堂	37.3
Okunakayama-Kōgen	奥中山高原	44.4		Ichinohe
Kotsunagi	小繋	52.2
Kozuya	小鳥谷	59.8
Ichinohe	一戸	64.5
Ninohe	二戸	70.8	Tōhoku Shinkansen	Hachinohe
Tomai	斗米	73.7
Kintaichi-Onsen	金田一温泉	78.4
Metoki	目時	82.0	Aoimori Railway Line (Aoimori Railway Company)	Sannohe	Aomori Prefecture