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Rikuu East Line
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)
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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Rikuu East Line

Legend

km

Ishinomaki Line

0.0

Kogota

Tōhoku Main Line

4.5

Kitaura

6.6

Rikuzen-Yachi

9.4

Furukawa

Tōhoku Shinkansen

12.1

Tsukanome

Tōhoku Expressway

Sendai Railway (
1922-
1960
)

15.9

19.1

21.9

24.8

25.8

28.6

32.4

38.8

42.7

44.9

50.0

55.3

61.1

62.8

65.6

69.5

71.5

75.0

81.0

82.8

Ōu Main Line
Yamagata Shinkansen

89.1

Torigoe Junction

89.2

Minami-Shinjō

94.1

Shinjō

Rikuu West Line

Ōu Main Line

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

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

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

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers		Location
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		｜	Funagata
Minami-Shinjō	南新庄	89.2		｜	Shinjō
Shinjō	新庄	94.1	Yamagata Shinkansen ■ Ōu Main Line ■ Rikuu West Line	｜	Shinjō

Symbols:

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

Rolling stock

Resort Minori (This train was withdrawn 10 August 2020^[3])

KiHa 110 series DMUs

Past

Resort Minori

References

^ ""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.
^ ^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.
^ About operating "Thank Resort Minori" and establishing a new special page

External links

Resort Minori - JR East (Wayback Machine)

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[railfan03112017-1] ""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.

[asahi04112017-2] 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

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  | electrification = None
- | speed       = 95 km/h (59 mph) (Kogota - Naruko-Onsen) <br /> 85 km/h (53 mph) (Naruko-Onsen - Shinjō)
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-{{BS2|BHF||62.8|{{STN|Tachikōji}}||}}
-{{BS2|BHF||65.6|{{STN|Mogami}}||}}
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 The {{Nihongo|'''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|Misato]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]] to [[Shinjō Station]] in [[Shinjō, Yamagata|Shinjō]], [[Yamagata Prefecture]],<ref name="asahi04112017">{{cite news |last=Miki |first=Kazuya |date=November 4, 2017 |title=陸羽東線にディーゼル列車、１００周年祝う 宮城・山形 |trans-title=A diesel train on the Rikuu East Line celebrates 100 years Miyagi and Yamagata |url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASKC34GHKKC3UZHB007.html |language=ja |work=[[Asahi Shimbun]] |access-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212144056/https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASKC34GHKKC3UZHB007.html |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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 Japan|provinces]] of [[Mutsu Province|Mutsu]] (陸奥) and [[Dewa Province|Dewa]] (出羽) (or alternatively, the [[Meiji period]] provinces of [[Rikuzen Province|Rikuzen]] ('''陸'''前) and [[Uzen Province|Uzen]] ('''羽'''前)), which the line connects.
+==History==
+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.<ref name="asahi04112017"/>
+===Former connecting lines===
+* Nishi-Furukawa station - A {{railgauge|2ft6in|lk=on}} [[narrow gauge]] line ultimately extending {{cvt|44|km}} 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==
@@ Line 277: / Line 245: @@
 ==Rolling stock==
+[[File:ResortMinori.JPG|thumb|right|[[Joyful Train#JR East|Resort Minori]] (This train was withdrawn 10 August 2020<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200701113549/https://jr-sendai.com/upload-images/2020/07/20200701.pdf About operating "Thank Resort Minori" and establishing a new special page]</ref>)]]
 * [[KiHa 100 series|KiHa 110 series]] DMUs
+===Past===
 * [[Joyful Train#JR East|Resort Minori]]
-<gallery>
-File:ResortMinori.JPG|[[Joyful Train#JR East|Resort Minori]]
-</gallery>
-==History==
-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.<ref name="asahi04112017"/>
-===Former connecting lines===
-* Nishi-Furukawa station - A [[2 ft 6 in gauge railways|762mm (2'6") gauge]] line ultimately extending 44&nbsp;km 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.
 ==References==
@@ Line 299: / Line 256: @@
 ==External links==
 {{commons category}}
-*[http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/joyful/minori.html Resort Minori - JR East]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200202141704/https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/joyful/minori.html Resort Minori - JR East (Wayback Machine)]
 {{East Japan Railway Company Lines}}

v t e JR East lines
Shinkansen	Hokuriku Jōetsu Tōhoku Akita Yamagata
Main	Chūō Ōu Shin'etsu Sōbu Tōhoku Tōkaidō Uetsu
Local	Agatsuma Aterazawa Ban'etsu East Ban'etsu West Echigo Gonō Hachikō Hachinohe Hakushin Hanawa Iiyama Ishinomaki Itō Itsukaichi Jōban Jōetsu Kamaishi Karasuyama Kashima Kawagoe Keiyō Kesennuma Kitakami Koumi Kururi Mito Musashino Nambu Narita Negishi Nikkō Ōfunato Oga Ōito Ōme Ōminato Rikuu East Rikuu West (suspended) Ryōmō Sagami Senseki Senzan Shinonoi Sotobō Suigun Tadami Takasaki Tazawako Tōgane Tsugaru Tsurumi Uchibō Utsunomiya Yahiko Yamada Yamanote Yokohama Yokosuka Yonesaka
Others	Chūō Rapid Chūō-Sōbu Gala-Yuzawa Keihin-Tōhoku Saikyō (incl. Akabane) Senseki-Tōhoku Shōnan-Shinjuku Sōbu Rapid Ueno-Tōkyō
Past	Aizu Ashio Iwaizumi Kihara Marumori Mōka Nagai Shin'etsu Main (Shinano / Echigo Tokimeki) Tōhoku Main (Aoimori / Iwate Galaxy)