Hanawa Line
{{one source|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width =
| name = Hanawa Line
| native_name = 花輪線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color = FF0000
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = JRE Kiha111-117 and Kiha112-117 on the Hanawa Line.jpg
| caption = Train on the Hanawa Line (photographed in July 2021)
| image_width = 300px
| system =
| type = Heavy rail
| status = In operation
| locale = Iwate, Akita prefectures
| start = {{STN|Koma|x|Iwate}}
| end = {{STN|Ōdate|x}}
| stations = 27
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1914
| close =
| owner = JR East
| operator = JR East
| character = Rural
| depot =
| stock = KiHa 110 series DMU
| linelength = {{convert|106.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = Entire line single tracked
| gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = None
| speed = 85 km/h (53 mph)
| elevation =
| map = 200px
{{routemap| inline=1|bottom=♦：seasonal
April–November|map=
HST\~~ ~~ ~~{{STN|Morioka|x}}
STR\~~ ~~ ~~Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
BHF\~~0.0~~{{STN|Kōma|x|Iwate}}
STR3!~KRWl\KRW+r~~ ~~ ~~Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
\BHF~~4.9~~{{STN|Higashi-Ōbuke|x}}
\\exKRWl!~STR\exKRW+r
\\BHF\exBHF~~9.0~~{{STN|Ōbuke|x}}
\\STR\exSTRl~~ ~~ ~~Matsuo Industrial Railway
\BHF~~13.7~~{{STN|Tairadate|x}}
\BHF~~15.0~~{{STN|Kitamori|x}}
\BHF~~17.8~~{{STN|Matsuo-Hachimantai|x}}
\BHF~~25.0~~{{STN|Appi-Kōgen|x}}
\BHF~~30.0~~{{STN|Akasakata|x}}
\BHF~~33.6~~{{STN|Koyanohata|x}}
\BHF~~37.6~~{{STN|Araya-Shinmachi|x}}
\BHF~~40.3~~{{STN|Yokoma|x}}
\BHF~~49.1~~{{STN|Tayama|x}}
\BHF~~55.8~~{{STN|Anihata|x}}
\BHF~~59.9~~{{STN|Yuze-Onsen|x}}
\BHF~~64.2~~{{STN|Hachimantai|x}}
\BHF~~66.1~~{{STN|Rikuchū-Ōsato|x}}
\BHF~~69.7~~{{STN|Kazuno-Hanawa|x}}
\eHST~~71.7~~Kagamida~~(♦)to 1934
\BHF~~74.4~~{{STN|Shibahira|x}}
KBHFaq\ABZr+r~~77.7~~{{STN|Towada-Minami|x}}
\BHF~~82.2~~{{STN|Suehiro|x}}
\BHF~~84.6~~{{STN|Dobukai|x}}
\BHF~~86.6~~{{STN|Sawajiri|x}}
\BHF~~89.6~~{{STN|Jūnisho|x}}
\BHF~~92.1~~{{STN|Ōtaki-Onsen|x}}
\eHST~~97.4~~Minami-Ōgita~~(♦)to 1944
\BHF~~98.6~~{{STN|Ōgita|x}}
\eHST~~101.2~~Ikeuchi~~(♦)to 1934
\BHF~~103.3~~{{STN|Higashi-Ōdate|x}}
\eHST~~103.8~~Katayama~~(♦) to 1934
STR+l\KRZo~~ ~~ ~~Ōu Main Line
KRWg+l\KRWr
exKRW+l\exKRWr!~STR\\
exBHF\BHF\\~~106.9~~{{STN|Ōdate|x}}
exABZgl\eKRZu\exSTRq\~~ ~~ ~~Dowa Holdings Hanaoka Line
exSTR3\STR\\~~ ~~ ~~Kosaka Smelting & Refining Kosaka Line
STR\~~ ~~ ~~Ōu Main Line
}}
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}}
The {{nihongo|Hanawa Line|花輪線|Hanawa-sen}} is a railway line in Japan linking Kōma Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture and Ōdate Station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 106.9 km (66.4 mi) with a total of 27 stations. Also known as the {{nihongo|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).
Stations
| class="wikitable" rules="all" |
| rowspan="2"|Station
!rowspan="2"|Japanese !colspan="2"|Distance (km) !rowspan="2" |Transfers !rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| !rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Location |
|---|
| style="width:2.5em;|Between stations !style="width:2.5em;|Total |
| {{STN|Kōma|x|Iwate}}
|好摩 |style="text-align:center;"| - |style="text-align:right;"|0.0 |Iwate Galaxy Railway Line (all trains through to/from Morioka) |∨ |rowspan="13" style="width:1em;"|Iwate |
| {{STN|Higashi-Ōbuke|x}}
|東大更 |style="text-align:right;"|4.9 |style="text-align:right;"|4.9 | |｜ |rowspan="12" style="text-align:nowrap;"|Hachimantai |
| {{STN|Ōbuke|x}}
|大更 |style="text-align:right;"|4.1 |style="text-align:right;"|9.0 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Tairadate|x}}
|平館 |style="text-align:right;"|4.7 |style="text-align:right;"|13.7 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Kitamori|x}}
|北森 |style="text-align:right;"|1.9 |style="text-align:right;"|15.6 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Matsuo-Hachimantai|x}}
|松尾八幡平 |style="text-align:right;"|2.2 |style="text-align:right;"|17.8 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Appi-Kōgen|x}}
|安比高原 |style="text-align:right;"|7.2 |style="text-align:right;"|25.0 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Akasakata|x}}
|赤坂田 |style="text-align:right;"|5.0 |style="text-align:right;"|30.0 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Koyanohata|x}}
|小屋の畑 |style="text-align:right;"|3.6 |style="text-align:right;"|33.6 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Araya-Shinmachi|x}}
|荒屋新町 |style="text-align:right;"|4.0 |style="text-align:right;"|37.6 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Yokoma|x}}
|横間 |style="text-align:right;"|2.7 |style="text-align:right;"|40.3 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Tayama|x}}
|田山 |style="text-align:right;"|8.8 |style="text-align:right;"|49.1 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Anihata|x}}
|兄畑 |style="text-align:right;"|6.7 |style="text-align:right;"|55.8 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Yuze-Onsen|x}}
|湯瀬温泉 |style="text-align:right;"|4.1 |style="text-align:right;"|59.9 | |｜ |rowspan="8"|Kazuno |rowspan="14"|Akita |
| {{STN|Hachimantai|x}}
|八幡平 |style="text-align:right;"|4.3 |style="text-align:right;"|64.2 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Rikuchū-Ōsato|x}}
|陸中大里 |style="text-align:right;"|1.9 |style="text-align:right;"|66.1 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Kazuno-Hanawa|x}}
|鹿角花輪 |style="text-align:right;"|3.6 |style="text-align:right;"|69.7 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Shibahira|x}}
|柴平 |style="text-align:right;"|4.7 |style="text-align:right;"|74.4 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Towada-Minami|x}}
|十和田南 |style="text-align:right;"|3.3 |style="text-align:right;"|77.7 | |◆ |
| {{STN|Suehiro|x}}
|末広 |style="text-align:right;"|4.5 |style="text-align:right;"|82.2 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Dobukai|x}}
|土深井 |style="text-align:right;"|2.4 |style="text-align:right;"|84.6 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Sawajiri|x}}
|沢尻 |style="text-align:right;"|2.0 |style="text-align:right;"|86.6 | |｜ |rowspan="6"|Ōdate |
| {{STN|Jūnisho|x}}
|十二所 |style="text-align:right;"|3.0 |style="text-align:right;"|89.6 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Ōtaki-Onsen|x}}
|大滝温泉 |style="text-align:right;"|2.5 |style="text-align:right;"|92.1 | |◇ |
| {{STN|Ōgita|x}}
|扇田 |style="text-align:right;"|6.5 |style="text-align:right;"|98.6 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Higashi-Ōdate|x}}
|東大館 |style="text-align:right;"|4.7 |style="text-align:right;"|103.3 | |｜ |
| {{STN|Ōdate|x}}
|大館 |style="text-align:right;"|3.6 |style="text-align:right;"|106.9 |∧ |
;Legend
:◇, ∨, ∧ - Trains can pass each other at this station
:◆ - Trains can pass each other at this switchback
:｜ - Trains cannot pass
History
File:Kosaka Smelting Kosaka-line.JPG
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kōma to Tairadate section on 27 August 1922, and extended the line in sections from November 1926, reaching Rikuchu-Osato on 17 October 1931.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan |language= Japanese | volume = I| page = 109| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}
See also
References
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Category:Lines of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Rail transport in Iwate Prefecture
Category:Rail transport in Akita Prefecture