Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line

Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line
(大鰐線)

Konan 6000 Series EMU at Ōwani Station
Overview
Type Heavy rail Passenger
Termini Ōwani
Chūō-Hirosaki
Stations 14
Operation
Opened 1952
Owner Kōnan Railway Company
Technical
Line length 13.9 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC

The Ōwani Line (大鰐線 Ōwani-sen) is a railway route operated by the Japanese private railway Kōnan Railway (弘南鉄道 Kōnan Tetsudō) in Aomori Prefecture, from Chūō-Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki to Ōwani Station in Ōwani.

History

On July 25, 1949 the Hirosaki Electric Railway (弘前電気鉄道株式会社 Hirosaki Denki-Tetsudō Kabushika-kaisha) was established, and connected Ōwani Station with Chuo-Hirosaki Station by January 26, 1952. The company was founded by a combination of capital from the Hirosaki city government, and Mitsubishi Electric, with the line intended by Mitsubishi to be a test platform for future local train systems. On October 1, 1970, the Hirosaki Electric Railway was acquired by the Kōnan Railway Company, and its line became the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line. At the same time all freight operations were suspended. A new Automatic Block Signal system became operational from November 1, 2003. Express services were suspended from November 2006.

Station list

Station Japanese Distance (km) Express Transfers Location
Between
Stations
Total
Ōwani 大鰐駅 - 0.0 JR EastŌu Main Line Minamitsugaru District
Ōwani, Aomori Prefecture
Shukugawara 宿川原駅 0.7 0.7  
Sabaishi 鯖石駅 1.5 2.5  
Ishikawa-Poolmae 石川プール前駅 0.8 3.0   Hirosaki,
Aomori Prefecture
Ishikawa 石川駅 1.4 4.4  
Gijukukōkōmae 義塾高校前駅 1.3 5.7  
Tsugaru-Ōsawa 津軽大沢駅 1.0 6.7  
Matsukitai 松木平駅 1.7 8.4  
Koguriyama 小栗山駅 0.9 9.3  
Chitose 千年駅 0.7 10.0  
Seiaichūkō-mae 聖愛中高前駅 1.3 11.3  
Hirosaki Gakuindai-mae 弘前学院大前駅 0.7 12.0  
Hirokōshita 弘高下駅 1.1 13.1  
Chūō-Hirosaki 中央弘前駅 0.8 13.9  

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