Rikuu East Line

Railway line in Miyagi & Yamagata Prefectures, Japan

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Rikuu East Line

A Rikuu East Line diesel train near Mogami Station

Overview
Native name| 陸羽東線
Status| In operation
Owner|  JR East
Locale| Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan
Termini|

* Kogota
* Shinjō

Stations| 27
Service
Type| Heavy rail
Operator(s)| JR East
Depot(s)| Kogota
Rolling stock| KiHa 110 series DMU
History
Opened| 1913
Technical
Line length| 94.1 km (58.5 mi)[1]
Number of tracks| Entire line single tracked
Character| Rural
Track gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification| None
Operating speed| 95 km/h (59 mph) (Kogota - Naruko-Onsen)
85 km/h (53 mph) (Naruko-Onsen - Shinjō)

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Legend

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Ishinomaki Line

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0.0

| Kogota

Tōhoku Main Line

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4.5

| Kitaura
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6.6

| Rikuzen-Yachi
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9.4

| Furukawa

Tōhoku Shinkansen

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12.1

| Tsukanome
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Tōhoku Expressway

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Sendai Railway ( | 1922-

1960

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15.9

| Nishi-Furukawa
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19.1

| Higashi-Ōsaki
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21.9

| Nishi-Ōsaki
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24.8

| Iwadeyama
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25.8

| Yūbikan
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28.6

| Kaminome
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32.4

| Ikezuki
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38.8

| Kawatabi-Onsen
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42.7

| Naruko-Gotenyu
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44.9

| Naruko-Onsen
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50.0

| Nakayamadaira-Onsen
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55.3

| Sakaida
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61.1

| Akakura-Onsen
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62.8

| Tachikōji
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65.6

| Mogami
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69.5

| Ōhori
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71.5

| Usugi
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75.0

| Semi-Onsen
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81.0

| Higashi-Nagasawa
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82.8

| Nagasawa
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| Ōu Main Line

Yamagata Shinkansen

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89.1

Torigoe Junction

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89.2

| Minami-Shinjō
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94.1

| Shinjō
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Rikuu West Line

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Ōu Main Line

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The Rikuu East Line (陸羽東線, Rikuu-tō-sen) is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kogota Station in Misato, Miyagi Prefecture to Shinjō Station in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture,[2] acting as a connector between the Tōhoku Main Line, Ōu Main Line, and Tōhoku Shinkansen in the southern Tōhoku region, and provides access to north-western Miyagi Prefecture and north-eastern Yamagata Prefecture.

Its name refers to the ancient provinces of Mutsu (陸奥) and Dewa (出羽) (or alternatively, the Meiji period provinces of Rikuzen (陸前) and Uzen (羽前)), which the line connects.

## History

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The Kogota - Naruko-Onsen section was opened in stages between 1913 and 1915, with the Shinjo - Naruko-Onsen section opened in stages between 1915 and 1917.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1983, and freight services ceased in 1987.

The line celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 3, 2017, with a special train hauled by JNR Class DE10 locomotives.[2]

### Former connecting lines

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* Nishi-Furukawa station - A 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge line ultimately extending 44 km (27 mi) to Tori-Machi, and connecting to the Senzan Line at Toshogu station, was opened by the Sendai City Council between 1922 and 1929. It closed in sections between 1937 and 1960.

## Station list

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Station  | Japanese  | Distance (km)  | Transfers  |  | Location

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Kogota | 小牛田  | 0.0  |

* ■ Tōhoku Main Line
* ■ Ishinomaki Line

| ∨  | Misato | Miyagi Prefecture
Kitaura | 北浦  | 4.5  |  | ◇
Rikuzen-Yachi | 陸前谷地  | 6.6  |  | ｜
Furukawa | 古川  | 9.4  |  Tōhoku Shinkansen | ◇  | Ōsaki
Tsukanome | 塚目  | 12.1  |  | ｜
Nishi-Furukawa | 西古川  | 15.9  |  | ◇
Higashi-Ōsaki | 東大崎  | 19.1  |  | ｜
Nishi-Ōsaki | 西大崎  | 21.9  |  | ｜
Iwadeyama | 岩出山  | 24.8  |  | ◇
Yūbikan | 有備館  | 25.8  |  | ｜
Kaminome | 上野目  | 28.6  |  | ｜
Ikezuki | 池月  | 32.4  |  | ◇
Kawatabi-Onsen | 川渡温泉  | 38.8  |  | ◇
Naruko-Gotenyu | 鳴子御殿湯  | 42.7  |  | ｜
Naruko-Onsen | 鳴子温泉  | 44.9  |  | ◇
Nakayamadaira-Onsen | 中山平温泉  | 50.0  |  | ｜
Sakaida | 堺田  | 55.3  |  | ｜  | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture
Akakura-Onsen | 赤倉温泉  | 61.1  |  | ｜
Tachikōji | 立小路  | 62.8  |  | ｜
Mogami | 最上  | 65.6  |  | ◇
Ōhori | 大堀  | 69.5  |  | ｜
Usugi | 鵜杉  | 71.5  |  | ｜
Semi-Onsen | 瀬見温泉  | 75.0  |  | ｜
Higashi-Nagasawa | 東長沢  | 81.0  |  | ｜  | Funagata
Nagasawa | 長沢  | 82.8  |  | ｜
Minami-Shinjō | 南新庄  | 89.2  |  | ｜  | Shinjō
Shinjō | 新庄  | 94.1  |

* Yamagata Shinkansen
* ■ Ōu Main Line
* ■ Rikuu West Line

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Symbols:

* ｜ - Single-track
* ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
* ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point

## Rolling stock

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Resort Minori (This train was withdrawn 10 August 2020[3])

* KiHa 110 series DMUs

### Past

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* Resort Minori

## References

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1. ^ ""陸羽東線全線開通100年号"運転" ["Rikuu East Line whole line opening 100 years" operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
2. ^ a b Miki, Kazuya (November 4, 2017). "陸羽東線にディーゼル列車、１００周年祝う 宮城・山形" [A diesel train on the Rikuu East Line celebrates 100 years Miyagi and Yamagata]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
3. ^ About operating "Thank Resort Minori" and establishing a new special page

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rikuu East Line.

* Resort Minori - JR East (Wayback Machine)

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