| Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line (弘南線) |
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Konan 7000 Series EMU at Kuroishi Station |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail Passenger |
| Termini | Hirosaki Kuroishi |
| Stations | 12 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Owner | Kōnan Railway Company |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 16.8 km (10.4 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
The Kōnan Line (弘南線 Kōnan-sen) is a railway route operated by the Japanese private railway Kōnan Railway (弘南鉄道 Kōnan tetsudō) in Aomori Prefecture, from Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki to Kuroishi Station in Kuroishi.
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The Kōnan Railway was founded on March 27, 1926, and began operations between Hirosaki and Tsugaru-Onoe Station on September 7, 1927. By July 1, 1948, the entire line was electrified to 600 Volts. The line was extended to Kuroishi Station by July 1, 1950. Voltage on the line was raised to 750 volts by April 1, 1954 and to 1500 volts by September 1, 1961. Express services were initiated in November 1975. All freight operations were suspended from July 1984. An accident occurred on the line at Inakadate Station, when two trains collided, resulting in 32 injuries, but no fatalities. A new Automatic Block Signal system became operational from November 1, 1999. A train derailed at Hiraka Station on June 12, 2007, but no injuries were reported; however, express services were suspended from August 2007.
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Express | Transfers | Location | |
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| Between Stations |
Total | |||||
| Hirosaki | 弘前 | - | 0.0 | ｜ | JR East：Ou Main Line・Gono Line | Hirosaki |
| Hirosaki-Higashikōmae | 弘前東高前 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ｜ | ||
| Undōkōenmae | 運動公園前 | 1.2 | 2.1 | ｜ | ||
| Nisato | 新里 | 1.5 | 3.6 | ｜ | ||
| Tachita | 館田 | 1.6 | 5.2 | ｜ | ||
| Hiraka | 平賀 | 2.3 | 7.5 | ｜ | ||
| Hakunōkōkōmae | 柏農高校前 | 2.0 | 9.5 | ｜ | ||
| Tsugaru-Onoe | 津軽尾上 | 1.6 | 11.1 | ｜ | ||
| Onoekōkōmae | 尾上高校前 | 1.4 | 12.5 | ｜ | ||
| Inakadate | 田舎館 | 1.3 | 13.8 | ｜ | Inakadate, Minamitsugaru District | |
| Sakaimatsu | 境松 | 1.5 | 15.3 | ｜ | Kuroishi | |
| Kuroishi | 黒石 | 1.5 | 16.8 | ｜ | ||