AbukumaExpress, Ltd. (阿武隈急行株式会社, Abukuma Kyūkō Kabushiki Gaisha) is a third-sector railway transportation company headquartered in Date, Fukushima, Japan.
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 Abukuma Express AB900 series train at Tsukinoki Station | |
| Company type | Third sector |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rail transport |
| Founded | 5 April 1984 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Northern Fukushima Prefecture and southwest Miyagi Prefecture |
| Services | Passenger railway |
| Website | www |
History edit
AbukumaExpress was founded on April 5, 1984, as a third-sector railway for the purpose of taking over operation of Japanese National Railways' Marumori Line, which ran 17.4 km and linked Marumori Station to Tsukinoki Station.[1]
The Marumori Line was reopened as the Abukuma Express Line on July 1, 1986, operated by AbukumaExpress.[1] The Abukuma Express Line was extended to Fukushima Station in the south from July 1, 1988.[1]
Operations edit
AbukumaExpress operates the Abukuma Express Line, which runs 54.9 km from Fukushima Station in the south to Tsukinoki Station in the north.
Rolling stock edit
- KiHa 22 series (1986–1988)[verification needed]
- A417 series (former 417 series; October 2008 – March 2016)[2]
- 8100 series (since 1988)[3]
- AB900 series (since July 2019)[4]
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A417 series -
8100 series -
AB900 series
Ownership edit
The shareholders of AbukumaExpress consist primarily of local and prefectural governments.
| Shareholder | Number of shares | Percentage of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima Prefecture | 8,400 | 28.0% |
| Miyagi Prefecture | 7,680 | 25.6% |
| Fukushima Transportation | 6,000 | 20.0% |
| Fukushima City | 1,836 | 6.1% |
| Date | 1,568 | 5.2% |
| Kakuda | 1,504 | 5.0% |
| Marumori | 1,062 | 3.6% |
| Sendai | 398 | 1.3% |
| Shibata | 221 | 0.7% |
| Natori | 221 | 0.7% |
| Iwanuma | 221 | 0.7% |
| Shiroishi | 150 | 0.5% |
| Nine unnamed shareholders | 739 | 2.5% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-4-87366-874-1.
- ^ "阿武隈急行の新型車両AB900系電車が完成 JR貨物の「金太郎」にけん引されて福島へ" [Abukuma Express' new vehicle, the AB900 series train, is completed. Towed by JR Freight “Kintaro” to Fukushima]. excite.co.jp (in Japanese). Excite Japan Co., Ltd. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "『新型車両』始動！ＡＢ９００系 阿武隈急行、開業以来初導入" ["New vehicle" started! AB900 series Abukuma Express, first introduced since its opening]. minyu-net.com (in Japanese). The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links edit
- Official website for AbukumaExpress