Akita Shinkansen, Tazawako Line and Ōu Line [Shinjō

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Akita Shinkansen, Tazawako Line and Ōu Line [Shinjō - Akita]

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Prefectures on this page: Iwate Akita Yamagata

Lines on this page

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

Opened

1997

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 name	From - To
JR East: Tazawako	Morioka - Ōmagari
JR East: Ōu hon (Shinjō - Akita)	Ōmagari - Akita

Maps	Km	Station name	Official name	Furigana name	Connecting lines	City	Prefecture
Mapion Google	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
Mapion Google	16.0	Shizukuishi	雫石	しずくいし		Shizukuishi-chō	Iwate
Mapion Google	40.1	Tazawako	田沢湖	たざわこ		Semboku-shi	Akita
Mapion Google	58.8	Kakunodate	角館	かくのだて	Akita Nairiku: Akita Nairiku >Takanosu	Semboku-shi
Mapion Google	75.6	Ōmagari	大曲	おおまがり	JR East: Ōu hon >Shinjō	Daisen-shi
Mapion Google	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 line	From - To
Akita Shinkansen	Morioka - Ōmagari

Opened	1921	Morioka - Shizukuishi	Opened	1964	Shizukuishi - Akabuchi	Regauged	1997	1067 mm > 1435 mm
Opened	1921-1923	Ōmagari - Tazawako	Opened	1966	Akabuchi - Tazawako	Tracks	Single 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.

Maps	Km	Station name	Official name	Furigana name	Connecting lines	City	Prefecture
Mapion Google	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
Mapion Google	3.4	Maegata	前潟	まえがた		Morioka-shi
Mapion Google	6.0	Ōkama	大釜	おおかま		Takizawa-shi
Mapion Google	10.5	Koiwai	小岩井	こいわい		Takizawa-shi
Mapion Google	16.0	Shizukuishi	雫石	しずくいし		Shizukuishi-chō
Mapion Google	18.7	Harukiba	春木場	はるきば
Mapion Google	22.0	Akabuchi	赤渕	あかぶち
Mapion Google	40.1	Tazawako	田沢湖	たざわこ		Semboku-shi	Akita
Mapion Google	44.4	Sashimaki	刺巻	さしまき
Mapion Google	52.8	Jindai	神代	じんだい
Mapion Google	55.3	Shōden	生田	しょうでん
Mapion Google	58.8	Kakunodate	角館	かくのだて	Akita Nairiku: Akita Nairiku >Takanosu
Mapion Google	61.6	Uguisuno	鶯野	うぐいすの		Daisen-shi
Mapion Google	64.6	Ugo-Nagano	羽後長野	うごながの
Mapion Google	67.9	Yariminai	鑓見内	やりみない
Mapion Google	70.2	Ugo-Yotsuya	羽後四ツ屋	うごよつや
Mapion Google	72.0	Kita-Ōmagari	北大曲	きたおおまがり
Mapion Google	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 line	From - To
Akita Shinkansen	Ōmagari - Akita

Opened	1903-1905		Tracks	Single track (1067 mm)	Ōmagari - Jingūji	Rebuilt	1997	1435 mm added Ōmagari - Akita
Tracks	Single track	Shinjō - Nozoki		Single track (1435 mm)	Ōmagari - Jingūji	Gauge	1067 mm	Shinjō - Ōmagari
	Double track	Nozoki - Innai		Single 1435 + Mixed 1067/1435	Jingūji - Mine-Yoshikawa	Gauge	1067 mm + 1435 mm	Ōmagari - Akita
	Single track	Innai - Ōmagari		Single track (1067 mm)	Mine-Yoshikawa - Akita
				Single track (1435 mm)	Mine-Yoshikawa - Akita

Maps	Km	Station name	Official name	Furigana name	Connecting lines	City	Prefecture
Mapion Google	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
Mapion Google	154.2	Izumita	泉田	いずみた		Shinjō-shi
Mapion Google	161.3	Uzen-Toyosato	羽前豊里	うぜんとよさと		Sakegawa-mura
Mapion Google	164.0	Mamurogawa	真室川	まむろがわ		Mamurogawa-machi
Mapion Google	173.2	Kamabuchi	釜淵	かまぶち
Mapion Google	180.3	Ōtaki	大滝	おおたき
Mapion Google	185.8	Nozoki	及位	のぞき
Mapion Google	194.4	Innai	院内	いんない		Yuzawa-shi	Akita
Mapion Google	198.4	Yokobori	横堀	よこぼり
Mapion Google	204.4	Mitsuseki	三関	みつせき
Mapion Google	207.1	Kami-Yuzawa	上湯沢	かみゆざわ
Mapion Google	210.4	Yuzawa	湯沢	ゆざわ
Mapion Google	214.5	Shimo-Yuzawa	下湯沢	しもゆざわ
Mapion Google	217.8	Jūmonji	十文字	じゅうもんじ		Yokote-shi
Mapion Google	221.2	Daigo	醍醐	だいご
Mapion Google	224.4	Yanagita	柳田	やなぎた
Mapion Google	228.3	Yokote	横手	よこて	JR East: Kitakami >Kitakami
Mapion Google	234.7	Gosannen	後三年	ごさんねん		Misato-chō
Mapion Google	239.8	Iizume	飯詰	いいづめ		Misato-chō
Mapion Google	247.0	Ōmagari	大曲	おおまがり	JR East: Akita Shinkansen >Morioka >Akita JR East: Tazawako >Morioka	Daisen-shi
Mapion Google	253.0	Jingūji	神宮寺	じんぐうじ
Mapion Google	260.6	Kariwano	刈和野	かりわの
Mapion Google	265.4	Mine-Yoshikawa	峰吉川	みねよしかわ
Mapion Google	271.9	Ugo-Sakai	羽後境	うごさかい
Mapion Google	280.0	Ōbarino	大張野	おおばりの		Akita-shi
Mapion Google	285.4	Wada	和田	わだ
Mapion Google	292.3	Yotsugoya	四ツ小屋	よつごや
Mapion Google	298.7	Akita	秋田	あきた	JR East: Oga* >Oga JR East: Ōu hon >Aomori JR East: Uetsu hon >Niitsu

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This page is updated Mar 29, 2023