Tsugaru Railway
| Tsugaru Railway Line | |||
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A train on the Tsugaru Railway Line with Mount Iwaki in the background, 2010 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 津軽鉄道線 | ||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Termini |
Goshogawara Tsugaru-Nakasato | ||
| Stations | 12 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1930 | ||
| Owner | Tsugaru Railway Company | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 20.7 km (12.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | ||
| Electrification | none | ||
| Operating speed | 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) | ||
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The Tsugaru Railway Line (津軽鉄道線 Tsugaru Tetsudō-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Aomori Prefecture, operating between Tsugaru-Goshogawara, in the city of Goshogawara and Tsugaru-Nakasato, in the town of Nakadomari, in central-southern Tsugaru Peninsula. The line is the only railway line operated by the Tsugaru Railway Company. The company and its line is often referred to as the Tsutetsu (津鉄). The Tsuruga Railway Line should not be confused with the former government Tsugaru Line, now operated by JR East.
Stations
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Semi-express | Transfers | Location | |
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| Tsugaru-Goshogawara | 津軽五所川原 | 0.0 | O | Gonō Line (Goshogawara) | Goshogawara | Aomori |
| Togawa | 十川 | 1.3 | O | |||
| Gonōkōmae | 五農校前 | 3.2 | O | |||
| Tsugaru-Iizume | 津軽飯詰 | 4.2 | O | |||
| Bishamon | 毘沙門 | 7.4 | ｜ | |||
| Kase | [嘉瀬 | 10.1 | O | |||
| Kanagi | 金木 | 12.8 | O | |||
| Ashino-Kōen | 芦野公園 | 14.3 | O | |||
| Kawakura | 川倉 | 16.0 | O | |||
| Ōzawanai | 大沢内 | 17.7 | O | Nakadomari | ||
| Fukōda | 深郷田 | 19.0 | O | |||
| Tsugaru-Nakasato | 津軽中里 | 20.7 | O | |||
History
The Tsugaru Railway Company was founded in 1928, and the first section of the line was opened on July 15, 1930 from Goshogawara to Kanagi. This was extended to Ōzawanai by October 4, 1930, and to its present terminus of Tsugaru-Nakasato by November 13, 1930. All freight operations were discontinued on February 1, 1984.
The company's head office in Goshogawara
Former connecting lines
- Kanagi station - The Tsugaru Forest Railway, utilising a Shay locomotive and consisting of a 67 km main line (including two tunnels) and four branches between 2 and 8 km in length, operated between 1906 and 1970.
See also
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
External links
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- Official website (Japanese)