AbukumaExpress

AbukumaExpress, Ltd.
	Abukuma Express AB900 series train at Tsukinoki Station
Type	Third sector
Genre	Rail transport
Founded	5 April 1984
Headquarters	Date, Fukushima, Japan
Area served	Northern Fukushima Prefecture and southwest Miyagi Prefecture
Services	Passenger railway
Website	www.abukyu.co.jp

AbukumaExpress, Ltd. (阿武隈急行株式会社, Abukuma Kyūkō Kabushiki Gaisha) is a third-sector railway transportation company headquartered in Date, Fukushima, Japan.

History

AbukumaExpress was founded on April 5, 1984, as a third-sector railway for the purpose of taking over operation of Japanese National Railways' Marumori Line, which ran 17.4 km and linked Marumori Station to Tsukinoki Station.[1]

The Marumori Line was reopened as the Abukuma Express Line on July 1, 1986, operated by AbukumaExpress.[1] The Abukuma Express Line was extended to Fukushima Station in the south from July 1, 1988.[1]

Operations

AbukumaExpress operates the Abukuma Express Line, which runs 54.9 km from Fukushima Station in the south to Tsukinoki Station in the north.

Rolling stock

KiHa 22 series (1986–1988)
A417 series (former 417 series; October 2008 – March 2016)[2]
8100 series (since 1988)[3]
AB900 series (since July 2019)[4]

A417 series
8100 series
AB900 series

Ownership

The shareholders of AbukumaExpress consist primarily of local and prefectural governments.

Shareholder	Number of shares	Percentage of shares
Fukushima Prefecture	8,400	28.0%
Miyagi Prefecture	7,680	25.6%
Fukushima Transportation	6,000	20.0%
Fukushima City	1,836	6.1%
Date	1,568	5.2%
Kakuda	1,504	5.0%
Marumori	1,062	3.6%
Sendai	398	1.3%
Shibata	221	0.7%
Natori	221	0.7%
Iwanuma	221	0.7%
Shiroishi	150	0.5%
Nine unnamed shareholders	739	2.5%

References

Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-4-87366-874-1.
Yasuhiro, Sasaki (24 May 2016). "阿武隈急行A417系5/28ラストラン! 臨時列車3本運行 - 引退記念きっぷも発売" [Abukuma Express A417 series 5/28 Last Run! 3 temporary trains-retirement ticket released]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
"阿武隈急行の新型車両AB900系電車が完成 JR貨物の「金太郎」にけん引されて福島へ" [Abukuma Express' new vehicle, the AB900 series train, is completed. Towed by JR Freight “Kintaro” to Fukushima]. excite.co.jp (in Japanese). Excite Japan Co., Ltd. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
"『新型車両』始動！ＡＢ９００系　阿武隈急行、開業以来初導入" ["New vehicle" started! AB900 series Abukuma Express, first introduced since its opening]. minyu-net.com (in Japanese). The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

External links

Official website for AbukumaExpress

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[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-4-87366-874-1.

[mynavi24052016-2] Yasuhiro, Sasaki (24 May 2016). "阿武隈急行A417系5/28ラストラン! 臨時列車3本運行 - 引退記念きっぷも発売" [Abukuma Express A417 series 5/28 Last Run! 3 temporary trains-retirement ticket released]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[excite21022019-3] "阿武隈急行の新型車両AB900系電車が完成 JR貨物の「金太郎」にけん引されて福島へ" [Abukuma Express' new vehicle, the AB900 series train, is completed. Towed by JR Freight “Kintaro” to Fukushima]. excite.co.jp (in Japanese). Excite Japan Co., Ltd. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[minyu02072019-4] "『新型車両』始動！ＡＢ９００系　阿武隈急行、開業以来初導入" ["New vehicle" started! AB900 series Abukuma Express, first introduced since its opening]. minyu-net.com (in Japanese). The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.