Kitayama Rail Pages
Akita Shinkansen, Tazawako Line and Ōu Line [Shinjō - Akita]


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Railway Line
JR East Akita Shinkansen

Tazawako

Ōu hon (Shinjō - Akita)

JR East 東日本旅客鉄道 [JR東日本]  Higashi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō [JR East]     East Japan Railway

Akita Shinkansen 秋田新幹線 Shinkansen [Virtual line]      1435 mm     20 kV 50 Hz AC
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Akita Shinkansen

Opened1997
Akita Shinkansen uses the Tazawako and Ōu lines (see below) between Morioka and Akita. The lines are rebuilt, including a re-gauge from 1067 mm to 1435 mm, for Shinkansen services, but they are still used also for local trains.

Article about Akita Shinkansen with photos (PDF-file)   

Real line nameFrom - To
JR East: Tazawako Morioka - Ōmagari
JR East: Ōu hon (Shinjō - Akita) Ōmagari - Akita

MapsKmStation name Official name Furigana nameConnecting linesCityPrefecture
0.0 Morioka盛岡もりおか IGR: Iwate Ginga Tetsudō >Metoki
JR East: Tōhoku hon >Sendai
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen >Tōkyō >Shin-Aomori
JR East: Yamada >Kamaishi
Morioka-shi Iwate
16.0 Shizukuishi雫石しずくいし
Shizukuishi-chō
40.1 Tazawako田沢湖たざわこ
Semboku-shi Akita
58.8 Kakunodate角館かくのだて Akita Nairiku: Akita Nairiku >Takanosu
75.6 Ōmagari大曲おおまがり JR East: Ōu hon >Shinjō
Daisen-shi
127.3 Akita秋田あきた JR East: Oga* >Oga
JR East: Ōu hon >Aomori
JR East: Uetsu hon >Niitsu
Akita-shi

Traffic notes
The Akita Shinkansen trains, "Komachi", are coupled together with the Tōhoku Shinkansen trains, "Hayabusa", between Tōkyō and Morika.
The legend tells that Komachi was a bright and beautiful poetess born in Akita a long time ago.

Tazawako 田沢湖線 JR railway      1435 mm     20 kV 50 Hz AC
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Tazawako Line

Used by virtual lineFrom - To
Akita Shinkansen Morioka - Ōmagari

Opened1921Morioka - ShizukuishiOpened1964Shizukuishi - AkabuchiRegauged19971067 mm > 1435 mm
1921-1923Ōmagari - Tazawako1966Akabuchi - TazawakoTracksSingle track
The line is rebuilt to standard gauge and serves primarily the Akita Shinkansen service (described above), but there is some local traffic as well.
MapsKmStation name Official name Furigana nameConnecting linesCityPrefecture
0.0 Morioka盛岡もりおか IGR: Iwate Ginga Tetsudō >Metoki
JR East: Tōhoku hon >Sendai
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen >Tōkyō >Shin-Aomori
JR East: Yamada >Kamaishi
Morioka-shi Iwate
3.4 Maegata前潟まえがた
6.0 Ōkama大釜おおかま
Takizawa-shi
10.5 Koiwai小岩井こいわい
16.0 Shizukuishi雫石しずくいし
Shizukuishi-chō
18.7 Harukiba春木場はるきば
22.0 Akabuchi赤渕あかぶち
40.1 Tazawako田沢湖たざわこ
Semboku-shi Akita
44.4 Sashimaki刺巻さしまき
52.8 Jindai神代じんだい
55.3 Shōden生田しょうでん
58.8 Kakunodate角館かくのだて Akita Nairiku: Akita Nairiku >Takanosu
61.6 Uguisuno鶯野うぐいすの
Daisen-shi
64.6 Ugo-Nagano羽後長野うごながの
67.9 Yariminai鑓見内やりみない
70.2 Ugo-Yotsuya羽後四ツ屋うごよつや
72.0 Kita-Ōmagari北大曲きたおおまがり
75.6 Ōmagari大曲おおまがり JR East: Ōu hon >Shinjō

Ōu hon (Shinjō - Akita) 奥羽本線 JR railway      1067 mm     20 kV 50 Hz AC
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Ōu Main Line

Used by virtual lineFrom - To
Akita Shinkansen Ōmagari - Akita

Opened1903-1905
TracksSingle track (1067 mm)Ōmagari - JingūjiRebuilt19971435 mm added Ōmagari - Akita
TracksSingle trackShinjō - NozokiSingle track (1435 mm)Ōmagari - JingūjiGauge1067 mmShinjō - Ōmagari
Double trackNozoki - InnaiSingle 1435 + Mixed 1067/1435Jingūji - Mine-Yoshikawa1067 mm + 1435 mmŌmagari - Akita
Single trackInnai - ŌmagariSingle track (1067 mm)Mine-Yoshikawa - Akita



Single track (1435 mm)Mine-Yoshikawa - Akita
MapsKmStation name Official name Furigana nameConnecting linesCityPrefecture
148.6 Shinjō新庄しんじょう JR East: Ōu hon "Yamagata line" >Fukushima
JR East: Rikuu-sai >Sakata
JR East: Rikuu-tō >Kogota
JR East: Yamagata Shinkansen >Fukushima
Shinjō-shi Yamagata
154.2 Izumita泉田いずみた
161.3 Uzen-Toyosato羽前豊里うぜんとよさと
Sakegawa-mura
164.0 Mamurogawa真室川まむろがわ
Mamurogawa-machi
173.2 Kamabuchi釜淵かまぶち
180.3 Ōtaki大滝おおたき
185.8 Nozoki及位のぞき
194.4 Innai院内いんない
Yuzawa-shi Akita
198.4 Yokobori横堀よこぼり
204.4 Mitsuseki三関みつせき
207.1 Kami-Yuzawa上湯沢かみゆざわ
210.4 Yuzawa湯沢ゆざわ
214.5 Shimo-Yuzawa下湯沢しもゆざわ
217.8 Jūmonji十文字じゅうもんじ
Yokote-shi
221.2 Daigo醍醐だいご
224.4 Yanagita柳田やなぎた
228.3 Yokote横手よこて JR East: Kitakami >Kitakami
234.7 Gosannen後三年ごさんねん
Misato-chō
239.8 Iizume飯詰いいづめ
247.0 Ōmagari大曲おおまがり JR East: Akita Shinkansen >Morioka >Akita
JR East: Tazawako >Morioka
Daisen-shi
253.0 Jingūji神宮寺じんぐうじ
260.6 Kariwano刈和野かりわの
265.4 Mine-Yoshikawa峰吉川みねよしかわ
271.9 Ugo-Sakai羽後境うごさかい
280.0 Ōbarino大張野おおばりの
Akita-shi
285.4 Wada和田わだ
292.3 Yotsugoya四ツ小屋よつごや
298.7 Akita秋田あきた JR East: Oga* >Oga
JR East: Ōu hon >Aomori
JR East: Uetsu hon >Niitsu


This page is updated Mar 29, 2023