Mooka Railway Mooka Line

Mooka Line
真岡線

Mooka 14 DMU at Mashiko Station, April 2006
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Locale Ibaraki, Tochigi prefectures
Termini Shimodate
Motegi
Stations 17[1]
Operation
Opening 1912
Owner Mooka Railway
Technical
Line length 41.9 km (26.04 mi)[1]
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification None

The Mooka Line (真岡線 Mooka-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Shimodate Station, in Chikusei, Ibaraki and Motegi Station in Motegi, Tochigi. It is the only railway line operated by the Mooka Railway (真岡鐵道 Mooka Tetsudō). The third sector company took over the former JR East line in 1988. In addition to regular diesel local trains, the line also operates the SL Mooka steam service for tourists using C11 and C12 class steam locomotives.

History

Rolling stock

(As of October 2008)[1]

Stations

Station Japanese Distance (km) SL Mooka Transfers Location
Shimodate 下館 0.0 East Japan Railway Company (JR East): Mito Line
Kantō Railway: Jōsō Line
Chikusei Ibaraki
Shimodate-Nikōmae 下館二高前 2.2  
Orimoto 折本 4.6  
Higuchi ひぐち 6.5  
Kugeta 久下田 8.5   Mooka Tochigi
Terauchi 寺内 12.6  
Mooka 真岡 16.4  
Kita-Mōka 北真岡 18.0  
Nishidai 西田井 21.2  
Kitayama 北山 22.9  
Mashiko 益子 25.1   Mashiko, Haga District
Nanai 七井 28.4  
Tatara 多田羅 31.2   Ichikai, Haga District
Ichihana 市塙 34.3  
Sasaharada 笹原田 38.1  
Ten'yaba 天矢場 39.2   Motegi, Haga District
Motegi 茂木 41.9  

See also

References

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mooka Railway company overview. Retrieved on 8 October 2008. (Japanese)
  2. "全国の現役機関車をめぐって" Japan Railfan Magazine, October 2008 issue, p.133

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