Gono Line
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The is a railway line in Japan
linking Higashi-Noshiro Station
in Akita Prefecture
with Kawabe Station
in Aomori Prefecture
, in the northern Tōhoku region
of Honshū
. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan
coast with a total of 43 stations. The Gonō Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).
(JGR) connecting what is now Higashi-Noshiro with Noshiro. When every railway line of JGR was assigned a line name on October 12, 1909, this short railway was named the . It continued to expand operations, and by October 14, 1932 had connected Higashi-Noshiro with .
The private capital began operations in Aomori on September 25, 1918 linking Kawabe with . The line was extended from Goshogawara to on October 21, 1924 with the extension called the . The line was extended to by May 15, 1925. The Goshogawara Line was absorbed into the Mutsu Railway in 1927, and the line nationalized
. It was extended to by November 26, 1929 and connected to the Gonō Line on July 30, 1936.
A CTC system
was installed in 1986. With the privatization
of the Japanese National Railways
(successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, the Gonō Line came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
linking Higashi-Noshiro Station
Higashi-Noshiro Station
is a railway station on the JR East. It is located in Noshiro, Akita, Japan.-Station structure:* 2-way, 3-track, above-ground station.Platforms...
in Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....
with Kawabe Station
Kawabe Station (Aomori)
is a joint use railway station on the JR East northern Ōu Main Line and Gonō Line located in the town of Inakadate, Aomori Prefecture Japan. It is 453.4 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station, and is the northern terminus of the Gonō Line.-History:Kawabe...
in Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, in the northern Tōhoku region
Tohoku region
The is a geographical area of Japan. The region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region consists of six prefectures : Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata....
of Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
coast with a total of 43 stations. The Gonō Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East).
Basic data
- Operators, services:
- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(Services and tracks)- Higashi-Noshiro— Kawabe: 147.2 km (91.5 mi)
- East Japan Railway Company
- GaugeRail gaugeTrack gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
: - Stations: 43
- Double-tracked section: None
- Electrification: None
- Railway signallingRailway signallingRailway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being guided by fixed rails, trains are uniquely susceptible to collision; furthermore, trains cannot stop quickly, and frequently operate at speeds that do not enable them to stop...
: Automatic Block SignalAutomatic Block SignalAutomatic Block Signaling, or ABS, is a block system that consists of a series of signals that divide a railway line into a series of blocks and then functions to control the movement of trains between them through automatic signals... - CTCCentralized traffic controlCentralized traffic control is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America and centralizes train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews themselves. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that...
center: Akita Operations Control Center
History
The Gonō Line began operations in Akita on July 1, 1908 as a part of the Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
(JGR) connecting what is now Higashi-Noshiro with Noshiro. When every railway line of JGR was assigned a line name on October 12, 1909, this short railway was named the . It continued to expand operations, and by October 14, 1932 had connected Higashi-Noshiro with .
The private capital began operations in Aomori on September 25, 1918 linking Kawabe with . The line was extended from Goshogawara to on October 21, 1924 with the extension called the . The line was extended to by May 15, 1925. The Goshogawara Line was absorbed into the Mutsu Railway in 1927, and the line nationalized
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
. It was extended to by November 26, 1929 and connected to the Gonō Line on July 30, 1936.
A CTC system
Centralized traffic control
Centralized traffic control is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America and centralizes train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews themselves. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that...
was installed in 1986. With the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the Japanese National Railways
Japanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
(successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, the Gonō Line came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East).
Station list
- All trains, including Fukaura rapid services, stop at every station. For the Resort Shirakami limited express service, please see its article.
- Trains may pass at stations marked "◇", "v", or "^".
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
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| 東能代駅 | - | 0.0 | JR East East Japan Railway Company is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo.... : Ōu Main Line Ou Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture... |
v | Noshiro Noshiro, Akita is a city located in Akita, Japan.The city is known within Japan for the basketball team of . The city merged with the town of Futatsui on March 21, 2006 to become the new city of Noshiro. Noshiro was the site in 770 AD where Imperial Navies arrived and established Japan's first settlement in Oshu... |
Akita Akita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu.... |
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| 能代駅 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ◇ | ||||
| 向能代駅 | 2.2 | 6.1 | ｜ | ||||
| 北能代駅 | 3.2 | 9.3 | ｜ | ||||
| 鳥形駅 | 1.9 | 11.2 | ｜ | ||||
| 沢目駅 | 2.9 | 14.1 | ｜ | Happō Happo, Akita is a town in Yamamoto District in Akita Prefecture.The town was created on March 27, 2006, by merging the village of Minehama, and the town of Hachimori, both from Yamamoto District.-External links:... , Yamamoto District Yamamoto District, Akita is a district located in Akita, Japan.There are three towns in the district.*Fujisato*Happō*Mitane-District Timeline:*September 1, 1962 - The village of Yamamoto gained town status.... |
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| 東八森駅 | 3.9 | 18.0 | ｜ | ||||
| 八森駅 | 4.7 | 22.7 | ｜ | ||||
| 滝ノ間駅 | 1.8 | 24.5 | ｜ | ||||
| あきた白神駅 | 1.6 | 26.1 | ｜ | ||||
| 岩館駅 | 3.0 | 29.1 | ◇ | ||||
| 大間越駅 | 10.8 | 39.9 | ｜ | Fukaura Fukaura, Aomori is a town located in the Nishitsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 9,917 and a density of 20.3 persons per km²... , Nishitsugaru District Nishitsugaru District, Aomori is a district located in Aomori, Japan.As of 2003 , the district has an estimated population of 24,033 and a density of 28.9 persons per km²... |
Aomori Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province.... |
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| 白神岳登山口駅 | 2.4 | 42.3 | ｜ | ||||
| 松神駅 | 2.4 | 44.7 | ｜ | ||||
| 十二湖駅 | 1.9 | 46.6 | ｜ | ||||
| 陸奥岩崎駅 | 4.3 | 50.9 | ｜ | ||||
| 陸奥沢辺駅 | 2.7 | 53.6 | ｜ | ||||
| ウェスパ椿山駅 | 2.4 | 56.0 | ｜ | ||||
| 艫作駅 | 1.9 | 57.9 | ｜ | ||||
| 横磯駅 | 3.5 | 61.4 | ｜ | ||||
| 深浦駅 | 5.5 | 66.9 | ◇ | ||||
| 広戸駅 | 3.9 | 70.8 | ｜ | ||||
| 追良瀬駅 | 2.1 | 72.9 | ｜ | ||||
| 驫木駅 | 3.1 | 76.0 | ｜ | ||||
| 風合瀬駅 | 3.0 | 79.0 | ｜ | ||||
| 大戸瀬駅 | 4.9 | 83.9 | ｜ | ||||
| 千畳敷駅 | 2.1 | 86.0 | ｜ | ||||
| 北金ヶ沢駅 | 4.6 | 90.6 | ◇ | ||||
| 陸奥柳田駅 | 2.7 | 93.3 | ｜ | ||||
| 陸奥赤石駅 | 4.1 | 97.4 | ｜ | Ajigasawa Ajigasawa, Aomori is a town located in the Nishitsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 11,561 and a density of 33.7 persons per km²... , Nishitsugaru District |
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| 鰺ヶ沢駅 | 6.4 | 103.8 | ◇ | ||||
| 鳴沢駅 | 4.5 | 108.3 | ｜ | ||||
| 越水駅 | 2.7 | 111.0 | ｜ | Tsugaru Tsugaru, Aomori is a city located in northeastern Aomori in Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 37,957 and a density of 150 persons per km². Its total area was 253.85 km²... |
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| 陸奥森田駅 | 3.4 | 114.5 | ｜ | ||||
| 中田駅 | 2.4 | 116.9 | ｜ | ||||
| 木造駅 | 2.6 | 119.5 | ｜ | ||||
| 五所川原駅 | 5.2 | 125.7 | Tsugaru Railway: Tsugaru Railway Line | ◇ | Goshogawara Goshogawara, Aomori is a city located in northeastern Aomori in Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 59,395 and a density of 147persons per km². Its total area was 404.56 km².-Geography:... |
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| 陸奥鶴田駅 | 6.0 | 131.7 | ｜ | Tsuruta Tsuruta, Aomori is a town located in the Kitatsugaru District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 14,395 and a density of 310 persons per km²... , Kitatsugaru District Kitatsugaru District, Aomori is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 59,751 and a density of 110.21 persons per km²... |
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| 鶴泊駅 | 2.4 | 134.1 | ｜ | ||||
| 板柳駅 | 4.8 | 138.9 | ◇ | Itayanagi Itayanagi, Aomori is a town located in the Kitatsugaru District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 15,404 and a density of 368 persons per km². Its total area was 41.81 km².-Geography:... , Kitatsugaru District |
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| 林崎駅 | 3.0 | 141.9 | ｜ | Fujisaki Fujisaki, Aomori is a town located in the Minamitsugaru District of east-central Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 16,055 and a density of 431 persons per km². Its total area was 37.26 km².-Geography:... , Minamitsugaru District Minamitsugaru District, Aomori is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 93,748 and a density of 133.76 persons per km²... |
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| 藤崎駅 | 2.8 | 144.7 | ｜ | ||||
| 川部駅 | 2.5 | 147.2 | JR East: Ōu Main Line | ^ | Inakadate Inakadate, Aomori is a village located in the Minamitsugaru District of east-central Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the village had an estimated population of 8,421 and a density of 369 persons per km². Its total area was 22.31 km².-Geography:... , Minamitsugaru District |
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| Most trains through to on the Ōu Main Line | |||||||
Rolling stock
- KiHa 40 seriesKiHa 40 seriesThe is a diesel multiple unit type introduced by Japanese National Railways in 1977 and operated by all of the Japan Railways Group companies on suburban and rural services in Japan.-Overview:...
- KiHa 48 series