Hanawa Line
| Hanawa Line 花輪線 |
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Locale | Iwate, Akita prefectures | ||
| Termini |
Koma Ōdate |
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| Stations | 27 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1914 | ||
| Owner | JR East | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 110 series DMUs | ||
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| Line length | 106.9 km (66.4 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
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The Hanawa Line (花輪線 Hanawa-sen?) is a railway line in Japan linking Koma Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture and Ōdate Station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 106.9 km with a total of 27 stations. Also known as the Towada-Hachimantai Shikisai Line (十和田八幡平四季彩ライン?), the Hanawa Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The Akita Railway Co. opened the first section from Odate to Suehiro in 1914/15, and extended the line to Rikuchu-Osato in 1923.
The Japanese Government Railway (JGR) opened the Koma - Tairadate section in 1922, and extended the line in sections from 1926, reaching Rikuchu-Osato in 1931. The Akita Railway Co. was nationalised in 1934 and the JGR then operated the entire line.
Freight services ceased in 1984, and CTC signalling was commissioned in 1999.
The Kosaka Railway Co. opened a 23 km 762mm gauge line to its Kosaka Refinery in 1908, together with a 4 km branch from Shigenai to Kizawa the following year. Passenger services ceased on the Kizawa branch in 1926, and it closed in 1951. The 10 km Kosaka - Shigenai section was electrified in 1928, and extended 6 km in 1949, but was decommissioned when the line was converted to 1067mm gauge in 1962. Passenger services ended in 1994, and the remaining traffic was sulphuric acid, but following two major derailments the line closed in 2009.
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