Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line

The Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line (十和田観光電鉄線, Towada Kankō Dentetsu-sen) was a railway route operated by Towada Kankō Electric Railway (Totetsu). It ran between Misawa Station and Towadashi Station in eastern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line
(十和田観光電鉄線)
Near Towadashi Station
Overview
OwnerTowada Kankō Electric Railway
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeHeavy rail Passenger
Rolling stockMoha 7200, Moha 7700, Kuha 7900, Moha 3400, Moha 3600
History
Opened1922
Closed2012
Technical
Line length14.7 km (9.1 mi)
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification1500 VDC

History

On September 5, 1922, the Towada Railway (十和田鉄道) began operating a 762mm gauge line between Furumaki Station (present day Misawa Station) and Sanbongi Station (present day Towadashi Station, with intermediate stops at Shichihyaku and Takashizu. Additional stations were added in the 1930s. In 1951, the line was fully electrified and the track gauge was expanded to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). The line was renamed as Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line on December 30, 1951. A single direction Automatic Block Signal control system was implemented from December 16, 1971. The Towadashi terminus was rebuilt in 1985 to include a shopping complex. All freight operations on the line were suspended from 1986. A new automatic train stop (ATS) system was implemented from October 1, 2002.

The operation of the line was discontinued on April 1, 2012.[1]

Station list
Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
Stations		 Total
Misawa 三沢 - 0.0 Aoimori Railway Line Misawa Aomori
Ōmagari 大曲 2.7 2.7   Rokunohe
Yanagisawa 柳沢 2.4 5.1  
Shichihyaku 七百 1.3 6.4  
Furusato 古里 2.0 8.4  
Sannōkō-mae 三農校前 1.5 9.9  
Takashizu 高清水 0.7 10.6   Towada
Kitasato-Daigaku-mae 北里大学前 2.1 12.7  
Kōgyōkōkō-mae 工業高校前 0.6 13.3  
Higashino-Danchi ひがし野団地 0.4 13.7  
Towadashi 十和田市 1.0 14.7  

Line data

Equipment

As of April 1, 2003, the company had the following equipment:

  • Moha 7200 stock: #7204, 7205
  • Moha 7700 stock and Kuha 7900 stock (formerly Tokyu 7700): #7701 + 7901–7903
  • Moha 3400 stock: #3401
  • Moha 3600 stock: #3603
  • ED300: #301
  • ED400: #402
  • Tora 300: #301, 302

References
  1. "十和田観光電鉄線：惜別 歴史刻み廃止 運行８９年、三沢駅で式典 ／青森" [Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line: Ending of services after 89 years, ceremony at Misawa Station / Aomori]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 1, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
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