The is a railway route operated by Towada Kankō Electric Railway

Towada Kanko Electric Railway

The , or , is a railway company that provides transportation services over a wide range of southeastern and central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The company operates the Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line, which connects Misawa Station in the city of Misawa and Towadashi Station in the city of Towada...

 (Totetsu). It runs between Misawa Station

Misawa Station

is a railway station located in the city of Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 75.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Aoimori Railway Line at Aomori Station. It is also a terminus of the Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line.-History:...

 and Towadashi Station

Towadashi Station

is a terminal railway station on the Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line located in the city of Towada, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 13.7 rail kilometers from the opposite terminus of the Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line at Misawa Station.-History:...

 in eastern 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....

, Japan.

History

On September 5, 1922, the began operations between Furumaki Station (present day Misawa Station) and Sanbongi Station (present day Towadashi Station, with intermediate stops at Shichihyaku and Takashizu. Additional stations were added n the 1930s. In 1951, the line was fully electrified and the track gauge

Rail gauge

Track 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...

 was expanded to . The line was also renamed to its present name on December 30, 1951. A single direction Automatic Block Signal

Automatic Block Signal

Automatic 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...

 control system was implemented from December 16, 1971. The Towadashi terminus

Terminal Station

Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...

 was rebuilt in 1985 to include a shopping complex. All freight operations on the line were suspended from 1986. A new automatic train stop

Automatic Train Stop

An automatic train stop is a system on a train that will automatically stop a train if certain situations happened to prevent accidents from happening....

 (ATS) system was implemented from October 1, 2002.

Station list

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
		Between Stations	Total
	三沢	-	0.0	Aoimori Railway Line	Misawa Misawa, Aomori is a city located in eastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 42,399 and a density of 353 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....
	大曲	2.7	2.7		Rokunohe Rokunohe, Aomori is a town located in the Kamikita District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 10,197 and a density of 121 persons per km². Its total area was 84.06 km².-Geography:...
	柳沢	2.4	5.1
	七百	1.3	6.4
	古里	2.0	8.4
	三農校前	1.5	9.9
	高清水	0.7	10.6		Towada Towada, Aomori is a city located in central Aomori in Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 65,818 and a density of 90.7 persons per km². Its total area was 725.67 km², making it the largest municipality in Aomori Prefecture in terms of area.-Geography:Towada is located in...
	北里大学前	2.1	12.7
	工業高校前	0.6	13.3
	ひがし野団地	0.4	13.7
	十和田市	1.0	14.7

Line Data

• Length: 14.7 km (9.1 mi)
• Track gauge:
• Number of stations: 11 (including termini)
• Electrification: 1500VDC
• Tracks: single track
• Block Signal
  Railway signalling
  Railway 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 Signal
  Automatic Block Signal
  Automatic 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...
  
  

Equipment

As of April 1, 2003, the company had the following equipment:

• Moha 7200 stock: #7204, 7205
• Moha 7700 stock and Kuha 7900 stock (formerly Tokyu
  Tokyu
  Tokyu may refer to:* Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered around Tokyu Corporation** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member of the group*** Tokyu Car Corporation, a Japanese railway vehicle manufacturer...
  
  7700): #7701 + 7901–7903
• Moha 3400 stock: #3401
• Moha 3600 stock: #3603
• ED300: #301
• ED400: #402
• Tora 300: #301, 302

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