Aoimori Railway Line

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青い森鉄道線
Aoimori Railway Line

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Company	Aoimori Railway Company
Total Distance	25.9km (Metoki — Hachinohe)
Rail Gauge	1067mm
Stations	7
Tracks	Dual-track
Electrification	All (Alternating Current 20,000V 50Hz)
Block System	Automatic Block System

The Aoimori Railway Line (青い森鉄道線, Aoimori Tetsudō-sen^?) is a rail line in Japan. Part of the Aoimori Railway Company, it runs from Metoki Station in Sannohe to Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture.

Formerly part of the JR Tohoku Main Line, it was separated from JR in 2002. Freight and express trains continue to use the line.

[edit] Route Data

• Aoimori Railway Company
• Total distance: 25.9km (Metoki — Hachinohe)
  • Aoimori Railway Company
    • 25.9km (Metoki — Hachinohe)
  • Japan Freight Railway Company
    • 25.9km (Metoki — Hachinohe) (第二種鉄道事業者)
• Rail Gauge:
  • 1067mm
• Stations: 7 (including freight stations)
• Tracks:Dual-track
• Electrification: All (Alternating Current 20,000V 50Hz)
• Block system: Automatic block system

[edit] Station List

Station	Japanese	Distance from Fukushima	Transfers	Location
Metoki	目時	0.0	Iwate Ginga Railway Line(Iwate Ginga Railway Company)	Sannohe	Aomori Prefecture
Sannohe	三戸	5.5		Nanbu
Suwanotaira	諏訪ノ平	9.5
Kenyoshi	剣吉	14.8
Tomabechi	苫米地	18.2
Kita-Takaiwa	北高岩	21.0		Hachinohe
Hachinohe	八戸	25.9	Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line, Hachinohe Line