Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line
The Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line (十和田観光電鉄線, Towada Kankō Dentetsu-sen) was a railway route operated by Towada Kankō Electric Railway (Totetsu). It ran between Misawa Station and Towadashi Station in eastern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
| Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line (十和田観光電鉄線) | |
|---|---|
 Near Towadashi Station | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Towada Kankō Electric Railway |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 11 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail Passenger |
| Rolling stock | Moha 7200, Moha 7700, Kuha 7900, Moha 3400, Moha 3600 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 14.7 km (9.1 mi) |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Electrification | 1500 VDC |
History edit
On September 5, 1922, the Towada Railway (十和田鉄道) began operating a 762mm gauge line between Furumaki Station (present day Misawa Station) and Sanbongi Station (present day Towadashi Station, with intermediate stops at Shichihyaku and Takashizu. Additional stations were added in the 1930s. In 1951, the line was fully electrified and the track gauge was expanded to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). The line was renamed as Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line on December 30, 1951. A single direction Automatic Block Signal control system was implemented from December 16, 1971. The Towadashi terminus was rebuilt in 1985 to include a shopping complex. All freight operations on the line were suspended from 1986. A new automatic train stop (ATS) system was implemented from October 1, 2002.
The operation of the line was discontinued on April 1, 2012.[1]
Station list edit
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between Stations |
Total | |||||
| Misawa | 三沢 | - | 0.0 | Aoimori Railway Line | Misawa | Aomori |
| Ōmagari | 大曲 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Rokunohe | ||
| Yanagisawa | 柳沢 | 2.4 | 5.1 | |||
| Shichihyaku | 七百 | 1.3 | 6.4 | |||
| Furusato | 古里 | 2.0 | 8.4 | |||
| Sannōkō-mae | 三農校前 | 1.5 | 9.9 | |||
| Takashizu | 高清水 | 0.7 | 10.6 | Towada | ||
| Kitasato-Daigaku-mae | 北里大学前 | 2.1 | 12.7 | |||
| Kōgyōkōkō-mae | 工業高校前 | 0.6 | 13.3 | |||
| Higashino-Danchi | ひがし野団地 | 0.4 | 13.7 | |||
| Towadashi | 十和田市 | 1.0 | 14.7 | |||
Line data edit
- Length: 14.7 km (9.1 mi)
- Track gauge: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
- Number of stations: 11 (including termini)
- Electrification: 1500 V DC
- Tracks: single track
- Block Signal: Automatic Block Signal
Equipment edit
As of April 1, 2003, the company had the following equipment:
- Moha 7200 stock: #7204, 7205
- Moha 7700 stock and Kuha 7900 stock (formerly Tokyu 7700): #7701 + 7901–7903
- Moha 3400 stock: #3401
- Moha 3600 stock: #3603
- ED300: #301
- ED400: #402
- Tora 300: #301, 302
References edit
- ^ "十和田観光電鉄線：惜別 歴史刻み廃止 運行８９年、三沢駅で式典 ／青森" [Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line: Ending of services after 89 years, ceremony at Misawa Station / Aomori]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 1, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
External links edit
- (in Japanese) official home page
