Abukuma Express Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Fukushima & Miyagi Prefectures, Japan}}
{{one source|date=March 2017}}
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| caption = Abukuma Express train at Abukuma Station, August 2006
| type = Heavy rail
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| status = Operational
| locale = Tohoku region
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| stations = 23
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| open = 1 April 1968
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| owner = Abukuma Express
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| linelength = {{Convert|54.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = 20 kV AC (50 Hz) overhead catenary
| speed = {{Convert|95|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}
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{{Abukuma Express Line RDT}}
The {{Nihongo|Abukuma Express Line|阿武隈急行線|Abukuma Kyūkō sen}} is a railway line in Japan, owned and operated by the third-sector operator Abukuma Kyuko. The line connects Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Tsukinoki Station in Miyagi Prefecture. Both of these stations are also on the Tōhoku Main Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Station list
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! Station ! Japanese ! Distance (km) ! Transfers ! colspan=2|Location |
| {{STN|Fukushima|x|Fukushima}}
|福島 |align=right|0.0 |Tōhoku Main Line, Tōhoku Shinkansen, Ōu Main Line, Yamagata Shinkansen, Iizaka Line |rowspan=5 | Fukushima |rowspan=15 | Fukushima Prefecture |
| {{STN|Oroshimachi|x|Fukushima}}
|卸町 |align=right|5.6 ! |
| {{STN|Fukushima Gakuin-mae|x}}
|福島学院前 |align=right|6.5 ! |
| {{STN|Senoue|x}}
|瀬上 |align=right|7.5 ! |
| {{STN|Mukaisenoue|x}}
|向瀬上 |align=right|8.6 ! |
| {{STN|Takako|x}}
|高子 |align=right|10.1 ! |rowspan=10|Date |
| {{STN|Kamihobara|x}}
|上保原 |align=right|11.5 ! |
| {{STN|Hobara|x}}
|保原 |align=right|12.8 ! |
| {{STN|Ōizumi|x|Fukushima}}
|大泉 |align=right|13.9 ! |
| {{STN|Niida|x|Fukushima}}
|二井田 |align=right|15.4 ! |
| {{STN|Nitta|x|Fukushima}}
|新田 |align=right|17.0 ! |
| {{STN|Yanagawa|x|Fukushima}}
|梁川 |align=right|18.3 ! |
| {{STN|Yanagawa Kibōnomori Kōen-mae|x}}
|やながわ希望の森公園前 |align=right|20.0 ! |
| {{STN|Tomino|x}}
|富野 |align=right|22.1 ! |
| {{STN|Kabuto|x|Fukushima}}
|兜 |align=right|25.2 ! |
| {{STN|Abukuma|x}}
|あぶくま |align=right|29.4 ! |rowspan=3|Marumori |rowspan=9|Miyagi Prefecture |
| {{STN|Marumori|x}}
|丸森 |align=right|37.5 ! |
| {{STN|Kita-Marumori|x}}
|北丸森 |align=right|39.2 ! |
| {{STN|Minami-Kakuda|x}}
|南角田 |align=right|41.6 ! |rowspan=4|Kakuda |
| {{STN|Kakuda|x}}
|角田 |align=right|43.3 ! |
| {{STN|Yokokura|x|Miyagi}}
|横倉 |align=right|45.2 ! |
| {{STN|Oka|x}}
|岡 |align=right|47.7 ! |
| {{STN|Higashi-Funaoka|x}}
|東船岡 |align=right|51.3 ! |rowspan=2|Shibata |
| {{STN|Tsukinoki|x}}
|槻木 |align=right|54.9 |
History
The line first opened on 1 April 1968 as the {{Nihongo|Marumori Line|丸森線}}, operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) between Tsukinoki and Marumori.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 19| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}} The original plan was to create a bypass route to relieve overcrowding on the Tōhoku Main Line, but work to extend the line was suspended following the quadrupling of tracks on the Tōhoku Main Line.
In September 1981, the line was proposed for possible closure.
Ownership of the line was transferred to the third-sector Abukuma Express operator from 1 July 1986, initially using former JNR KiHa 22 diesel trains.
File:Abukuma Express Line'S Anniversary Festival.jpg
The entire line was opened and electrified between Tsukino and Fukushima from 1 July 1988.
On 14 February 2021, all services were suspended due to the 2021 Fukushima earthquake.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=February 14, 2021|title=東北新幹線 運転見合わせ 全線での再開は10日前後かかる見込み|trans-title=Tohoku Shinkansen operation suspension It is expected that it will take about 10 days to restart all lines.|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210214/k10012866691000.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=February 14, 2021|website=NHK Japan|language=ja}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.abukyu.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-f92GJUFgA Video] of the "Masamune Date ni Kuru" anime themed train wrapping in 2016
{{Sendai transit}}
Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Category:Railway lines opened in 1968
Category:1968 establishments in Japan
Category:Japanese third-sector railway lines