Hanawa Line
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The is a railway line in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 linking Koma Station in Morioka
Morioka, Iwate
is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 300,740 and a population density of 588.11 persons per km². The total area is 489.15 km²....

, Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...

 and Ōdate Station
Odate Station
is the western terminus of the Hanawa Line, and also a station on the Ōu Main Line located in Odate, Akita. Ōdate Station is home to a Hachikō statue .- Lines :* JR East** Ōu Main Line** Hanawa Line...

 in Ōdate
Odate, Akita
is a city located in Akita in Tōhoku region of Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1951.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 65,090 and the density of 162.10 persons per km²...

, Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....

, Japan. The line stretches 106.9 km through the mountains with a total of 27 stations. Also known as the , the Hanawa Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East).

Basic data

  • Operator: East Japan Railway Company
    East Japan Railway Company
    is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

     (Services and tracks)
    • Koma — Ōdate: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)
  • Gauge
    Rail gauge
    Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...

    :
  • Stations: 27
  • Double-tracked section: None
  • Electrification: None
  • Railway signalling
    Railway signalling
    Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being guided by fixed rails, trains are uniquely susceptible to collision; furthermore, trains cannot stop quickly, and frequently operate at speeds that do not enable them to stop...

    :
    • Kobuchizawa — Komoro: Special Automatic, a simplified automatic system.
  • CTC
    Centralized traffic control
    Centralized traffic control is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America and centralizes train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews themselves. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that...

     center: Morioka Operations Control Center




Stations

Station Japanese Distance (km) Rapid Transfers   Location
Between
Stations
Total
好摩駅 - 0.0 IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway: Iwate Galaxy Railway Line (all trains through to Morioka) Morioka
Morioka, Iwate
is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 300,740 and a population density of 588.11 persons per km². The total area is 489.15 km²....

Iwate
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...

東大更駅 4.9 4.9   Hachimantai
Hachimantai, Iwate
is a city located in Iwate, Japan.Hachimantai was founded on September 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Ashiro and Nishine and the village of Matsuo, all from Iwate District....

大更駅 4.1 9.0  
平館駅 4.7 13.7  
北森駅 1.9 15.6  
松尾八幡平駅 2.2 17.8  
安比高原駅 7.2 25.0  
赤坂田駅 5.0 30.0  
小屋の畑駅 3.6 33.6  
荒屋新町駅 4.0 37.6  
横間駅▽ 2.7 40.3  
田山駅 8.8 49.1  
兄畑駅▽ 6.7 55.8  
湯瀬温泉駅 4.1 59.9   Kazuno
Kazuno, Akita
is a city located in Akita, Japan.As of 2011, the city has an estimated population of 33,664 and the density of 47.6 persons per km². The total area is 707.34 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1972.-External links:...

Akita
Akita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....

八幡平駅 4.3 64.2  
陸中大里駅 1.9 66.1  
鹿角花輪駅 3.6 69.7  
柴平駅 4.7 74.4  
十和田南駅 3.3 77.7  
末広駅 4.5 82.2  
土深井駅 2.4 84.6  
沢尻駅 2.0 86.6   Ōdate
Odate, Akita
is a city located in Akita in Tōhoku region of Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1951.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 65,090 and the density of 162.10 persons per km²...

十二所駅 3.0 89.6  
大滝温泉駅 2.5 92.1  
扇田駅 6.5 98.6  
東大館駅 4.7 103.3  
大館駅 3.6 106.9 JR East: Ōu Main Line
Ou Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture...


Legend
Rapid -
● - Stop
▲ - Koma-bound trains only stop
| - Pass
◇, ∨, ∧ - Trains can pass each other at this station
◆ - Trains can pass each other at this switchback
| - Trains cannot pass
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