Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line (大鰐線) | |
Type: | Heavy rail Passenger |
Stations: | 14 |
Owner: | Kōnan Railway Company |
Open: | 1952 |
Linelength: | 13.9km (08.6miles) |
Electrification: | 1,500 V DC with Overhead catenary |
The is a railway route operated by the Japanese private railway in Aomori Prefecture, from Chūō-Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki to Ōwani Station in Ōwani.
On July 25, 1949 the was established, and connected Ōwani Station with Chuo-Hirosaki Station by January 26, 1952. The company was founded by a combination of capital from the Hirosaki city government, and Mitsubishi Electric, with the line intended by Mitsubishi to be a test platform for future local train systems. On October 1, 1970, the Hirosaki Electric Railway was acquired by the Kōnan Railway Company, and its line became the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line. At the same time all freight operations were suspended. A new Automatic Block Signal system became operational from November 1, 2003. Express services were suspended from November 2006.
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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Between Stations | Total | ||||||
KW01 | 大鰐駅 | style="text-align:center;" | - | 0.0 | JR East:Ōu Main Line | Minamitsugaru District Ōwani, Aomori Prefecture | |
KW02 | 宿川原駅 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||
KW03 | 鯖石駅 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||||
KW04 | 石川プール前駅 | 0.8 | 3.0 | Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture | |||
KW05 | 石川駅 | 1.4 | 4.4 | ||||
KW06 | 義塾高校前駅 | 1.3 | 5.7 | ||||
KW07 | 津軽大沢駅 | 1.0 | 6.7 | ||||
KW08 | 松木平駅 | 1.7 | 8.4 | ||||
KW09 | 小栗山駅 | 0.9 | 9.3 | ||||
KW10 | 千年駅 | 0.7 | 10.0 | ||||
KW11 | 聖愛中高前駅 | 1.3 | 11.3 | ||||
KW12 | 弘前学院大前駅 | 0.7 | 12.0 | ||||
KW13 | 弘高下駅 | 1.1 | 13.1 | ||||
KW14 | 中央弘前駅 | 0.8 | 13.9 |