Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Japan}}
{{one source|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
| color = 0000CD
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| image = IGR7000-001 train set at Morioka.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = IGR 7000 series EMU at Morioka Station, June 2023
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| locale = Iwate Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Morioka|x}}
| end = {{STN|Metoki|x}}
| stations = 16
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1 December 2002
| close =
| owner = Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
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| character =
| depot =
| stock = IGR 7000 series (701 series) EMUs
| linelength_km = 82.0
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| tracks =
| gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = 20,000 V AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary
| speed = {{Convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}
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| map = 240px {{routemap|inline=1| map=
STR\\\~~ ~~ ~~JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen
STR\\STR\~~ ~~ ~~JR East: Tōhoku Main Line
BHF!~HUBaq\KBHFa!~HUBq\BHF+GRZq!~HUBq\KBHFa!~HUBeq~~0.0~~{{STN|Morioka|x}}
STR\KRWg+l\KRWgr\STR
KRZo\STRr!~KRWl\KRWg+r\STR~~ ~~ ~~JR East: Yamada Line
STR2!~STRl\STRq!~STRc3\KRZu\ABZql~~ ~~ ~~JR East: Tazawako Line（Akita Shinkansen）
STRc1\STR2+4\KRWgl!~STRc3\KRW+r
\STRc1\KRZ2+4u\KDSTe!~STRc3~~Iwate Galaxy Railway Control Center
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\\BHF\STR~~3.2~~{{STN|Aoyama|x|Iwate}}
\\WBRÜCKE1\hKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~Tokusa River
\\BHF\STR~~5.6~~{{STN|Kuriyagawa|x}}
\\eDST\tSTRa~~9.0~~Nagano Signal~~to 1968
\\BHF\tSTR~~10.2~~{{STN|Sugo|x}}
\\TUNNEL1\tSTR
\tSTR+l\KRZt\tSTRr
tSTR\BHF~~12.2~~{{STN|Takizawa|x}}
tSTR\BHF~~16.6~~{{STN|Shibutami|x}}
tSTR\BHF~~21.3~~{{STN|Kōma|x|Iwate}}
tSTR\ABZgl~~ ~~ ~~JR East: Hanawa Line
tSTR\BHF~~26.9~~{{STN|Iwate-Kawaguchi|x}}
tSTRe\STR
BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~32.0~~{{STN|Iwate-Numakunai|x}}
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\\STR\tSTRa
\tSTR+l\KRZt\tSTRr
tSTRe\STR
TUNNEL1\STR
tSTRa\STR
tSTR\BHF~~37.3~~{{STN|Midō|x}}
tSTR\eDST~~41.6~~Yachi Signal~~to 1949
tSTR\TUNNEL1
tSTR\BHF~~44.4~~{{STN|Okunakayama-Kōgen|x}}
tSTR\eDST~~48.4~~Nishioka Signal~~to 1966
tSTR\TUNNEL1
tSTR\BHF~~52.2~~{{STN|Kotsunagi|x}}
tSTR\TUNNEL1
\tSTRl\KRZt\tSTR+r
\\TUNNEL1\tSTR
\\eDST\tSTR~~55.3~~Takimi Signal~~to 1967
\\TUNNEL1\tSTR
\\BHF\tSTR~~59.8~~{{STN|Kozuya|x}}
\\TUNNEL1\tSTR
\\BHF\tSTR~~64.5~~{{STN|Ichinohe|x}}
\\eDST\tSTR~~67.6~~Torigoe Signal~~to 1968
\\TUNNEL1\tSTRe
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~70.8~~{{STN|Ninohe|x}}
\\STR\TUNNEL1
\\BHF\STR~~73.7~~{{STN|Tomai|x}}
\\BHF\TUNNEL1~~78.4~~{{STN|Kintaichi-Onsen|x}}
\STR+l\KRZu\STRr
tSTRa\TUNNEL1
tSTR\BHF+GRZq~~82.0~~{{STN|Metoki|x}}
tSTR3\STR~~ ~~ ~~JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen
\STR~~ ~~ ~~Aoimori Railway Line
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The {{nihongo|Iwate Galaxy Railway Line|いわて銀河鉄道線|Iwate Ginga Tetsudō-sen}} is a railway line in Japan operated by the "third sector" publicly and privately owned operator Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. It connects Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Metoki Station in Sannohe, Aomori.
Formerly part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tohoku Main Line, it was separated from 1 December 2002 with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen which parallels the route. JR Freight services continue to travel over the line.
Station list
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"|Station
!rowspan="2"|Japanese !colspan="2"|Distance (km) !rowspan="2"|Transfers !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Location |
|---|
| style="width:2.5em;"|Between stations !style="width:2.5em;"|Total |
| {{STN|Morioka|x}}
|盛岡 |style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;"|0.0
|{{plainlist|
}} |rowspan="3"|Morioka |rowspan="17"|Iwate |
| {{STN|Aoyama|x|Iwate}}
| 青山 |style="text-align:right;"|3.2 |style="text-align:right;"|3.2 | |
| {{STN|Kuriyagawa|x}}
| 厨川 |style="text-align:right;"|2.4 |style="text-align:right;"|5.6 | |
| {{STN|Sugo|x}}
| 巣子 |style="text-align:right;"|4.6 |style="text-align:right;"|10.2 | |rowspan="2"|Takizawa |
| {{STN|Takizawa|x}}
| 滝沢 |style="text-align:right;"|2.0 |style="text-align:right;"|12.2 | |
| {{STN|Shibutami|x}}
| 渋民 |style="text-align:right;"|4.4 |style="text-align:right;"|16.6 | |rowspan="2"|Morioka |
| {{STN|Kōma|x|Iwate}}
| 好摩 |style="text-align:right;"|4.7 |style="text-align:right;"|21.3 | {{colorbull|red}} Hanawa Line (some through services) |
| {{STN|Iwate-Kawaguchi|x}}
| 岩手川口 |style="text-align:right;"|5.6 |style="text-align:right;"|26.9 | |rowspan="3"|Iwate |
| {{STN|Iwate-Numakunai|x}}
| いわて沼宮内 |style="text-align:right;"|5.1 |style="text-align:right;"|32.0 |{{rint|jp|shinkansen|tohoku}} Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| {{STN|Midō|x}}
| 御堂 |style="text-align:right;"|5.3 |style="text-align:right;"|37.3 | |
| {{STN|Okunakayama-Kōgen|x}}
| 奥中山高原 |style="text-align:right;"|7.1 |style="text-align:right;"|44.4 | |rowspan="4"|Ichinohe |
| {{STN|Kotsunagi|x}}
| 小繋 |style="text-align:right;"|7.8 |style="text-align:right;"|52.2 | |
| {{STN|Kozuya|x}}
| 小鳥谷 |style="text-align:right;"|7.6 |style="text-align:right;"|59.8 | |
| {{STN|Ichinohe|x}}
| 一戸 |style="text-align:right;"|4.7 |style="text-align:right;"|64.5 | |
| {{STN|Ninohe|x}}
| 二戸 |style="text-align:right;"|6.3 |style="text-align:right;"|70.8 |{{rint|jp|shinkansen|tohoku}} Tōhoku Shinkansen |rowspan="3"|Ninohe |
| {{STN|Tomai|x}}
| 斗米 |style="text-align:right;"|2.9 |style="text-align:right;"|73.7 | |
| {{STN|Kintaichi-Onsen|x}}
| 金田一温泉 |style="text-align:right;"|4.7 |style="text-align:right;"|78.4 | |
| {{STN|Metoki|x}}
| 目時 |style="text-align:right;"|3.6 |style="text-align:right;"|82.0 |{{colorbull|dodgerblue}} Aoimori Railway Line (through service) |
| colspan="9"|Through to Hachinohe Station on the Aoimori Railway Line |
Rolling stock
The Iwate Galaxy Railway Company owns a fleet of IGR 7000 series 2-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains. The fleet consists of four 7000-0 series sets, which were originally JR East 701-1000 series sets transferred from Morioka in December 2002, and three newly built 7000-100 series sets.
History
The section of the line between Morioka and Metoki first opened on 1 September 1891, and was nationalized on 1 November 1906.{{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 = 19 January 2013 |location = Japan |page = 15|isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} The line was double-tracked by 12 July 1968, and it was electrified on 22 August 1968. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the line came under the control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). From 1 December 2002, with the opening of the parallel Tohoku Shinkansen extension to Hachinohe, ownership of the line was transferred to the third-sector Iwate Galaxy Railway Company.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway}}
- {{Official website|http://www.igr.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Parallel_Conventional_Lines_(Japan)}}
Category:Railway lines in Japan
Category:Rail transport in Iwate Prefecture
Category:Railway lines opened in 2002
Category:2002 establishments in Japan