Hachinohe Line


The Hachinohe Line is a railway line in the Tohoku Region of Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. It links Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe, Aomori with Kuji Station in Kuji, Iwate. The line stretches 64.9 km along the Pacific Ocean coast with a total of 25 stations. The section between Hachinohe and Same stations is also known as the Umineko Rail Hachinohe-Shinai Line.

Stations

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Rolling stock

New KiHa E130-500 series diesel multiple unit trains were introduced on the Hachinohe Line from 2 December 2017, displacing the ageing KiHa 40 series DMUs. All services on the line will be operated by KiHa E130-500 series DMUs from the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2018.
The fleet consists of six two-car units and six single-car units.

History

In 1894, a spur line connecting Shiriuchi on the Tohoku Main Line with Hachinohe on April 1, 1987, the Hachinohe Line came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company, with remaining freight operations transferred to the Japan Freight Railway Company at Hachinohe Freight Terminal.

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The line was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and services were suspended on the section between and, with a number of vehicles trapped at Kuji Station. Services over the entire line resumed on March 17, 2012.