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{{Infobox rail line
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Ōfunato Line
| name = Ōfunato Line
| native_name = 大船渡線
| color = ff6600
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| type = [[Heavy rail]]
| type = [[Heavy rail]]
| system =
| system =
| status = In operation <br /> (Ichinoseki – Kesennuma as a railway) <br /> (Kesennuma – Sakari as a BRT route)
| status =
| locale = [[Iwate Prefecture]]
| locale = [[Iwate Prefecture]]
| start = [[Ichinoseki Station]]
| start = [[Ichinoseki Station]]
| end = [[Sakari Station]]
| end = [[Sakari Station]]
| stations = 25
| stations = 25 (14 are railway stations following the 2011 disaster)
| routes =
| routes =
| ridership =
| daily_ridership =
| open =
| open = 26 July 1925
| close = 1 April 2020 (Section between Kesennuma – Sakari was replaced by bus rapid transit in 2013 but was only formally closed in 2020)
| close =
| owner =
| owner = JR East
| operator = [[JR East]]
| operator = [[JR East]]
| character =
| character = Rural
| depot =
| depot =
| stock = [[KiHa 100 series]] DMU, [[Hino Blue Ribbon City]] [[Bus]], [[Isuzu Erga]] Bus
| stock =
| linelength = {{convert|105.7|km|abbr=on}}
| linelength = {{convert|105.7|km|abbr=on}} (Until 2011) <br /> 62.0&nbsp;km (38.5 mi) (After 2011)
| tracklength =
| tracklength =
| notrack =
| tracks = Entire line single tracked
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| el = Not electrified
| electrification = Not electrified
| speed =
| speed = 85&nbsp;km/h (53 mph)
| elevation =
| elevation =
| map = [[File:JR Ofunato Line linemap.svg|250px|Line map]]
| map = [[File:JR Ofunato Line linemap.svg|250px|Line map]]
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{{Ōfunato Line}}
The {{nihongo|'''Ōfunato Line'''|大船渡線|Ōfunato-sen}} is a local rail line in [[Iwate Prefecture]], Japan, operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East). It originally connected [[Ichinoseki Station]] in [[Ichinoseki]] to [[Sakari Station]] in [[Ōfunato, Iwate|Ōfunato]], on the Tohoku coast.
The {{nihongo|'''Ōfunato Line'''|大船渡線|Ōfunato-sen}} is a local railway line in [[Iwate Prefecture]], Japan, operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East). It originally connected [[Ichinoseki Station]] in [[Ichinoseki]] to [[Sakari Station]] in [[Ōfunato, Iwate|Ōfunato]], on the Tohoku coast.


The eastern section of the line was significantly damaged by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] on 11 March 2011. In January 2012, services resumed on the western 62.0&nbsp;km portion of the route between [[Ichinoseki Station|Ichinoseki]] and [[Kesennuma Station|Kesennuma]]. The eastern section between Kesennuma and Sakari remains closed, and in February 2012, JR East officially proposed that this section of the line be scrapped and the right-of-way used as a [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) route.<ref name="asahi20120208">{{cite web |url= http://www.asahi.com/travel/rail/news/TKY201202070709.html|script-title=ja:被災２路線、廃止しバス専用道提案へ　ＪＲ東、岩手県に|trans_title= JR East proposes to scrap two lines and convert to bus routes|date= 8 February 2012|work= The Asahi Shimbun Digital|publisher= The Asahi Shimbun Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 March 2012}}</ref>
The eastern section of the line was significantly damaged by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] on 11 March 2011. In January 2012, services resumed on the western 62.0&nbsp;km (38.5&nbsp;mi) portion of the route between [[Ichinoseki Station|Ichinoseki]] and [[Kesennuma Station|Kesennuma]]. The eastern section between Kesennuma and Sakari remains closed, and in February 2012, JR East officially proposed that this section of the line be scrapped and the right-of-way used as a [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) route.<ref name="asahi20120208">{{cite web |url= http://www.asahi.com/travel/rail/news/TKY201202070709.html|script-title=ja:被災２路線、廃止しバス専用道提案へ ＪＲ東、岩手県に|trans-title=JR East proposes to scrap two lines and convert to bus routes|date= 8 February 2012|work= The Asahi Shimbun Digital|publisher= The Asahi Shimbun Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 March 2012}}</ref> The section was routinely replaced by BRT, and this section of the line was formally closed as a railway on 1 April 2020.


The line connects with the [[Kesennuma Line]] at [[Kesennuma Station]] and formerly connected with the privately owned Sanriku Railway's Minami-Riasu Line at Sakari Station in [[Ōfunato, Iwate|Ōfunato]].
The line connects with the [[Kesennuma Line]] at [[Kesennuma Station]] and formerly connected with the privately owned [[Sanriku Railway|Sanriku Railway's]] Minami-Riasu Line at Sakari Station in [[Ōfunato, Iwate|Ōfunato]].


==History==
==History==
The Ichinoseki - Kesennuma section opened in stages between 1925 and 1929, with the Kesennuma - Sakari section opening between 1932 and 1935.
The Ichinoseki – Kesennuma section opened in stages between 1925 and 1929, with the Kesennuma – Sakari section opening between 1932 and 1935.


Freight services ceased in 1983/4.
Freight services ceased in 1983/4.


Following the 2011 disaster, services resumed on the Ichinoseki - Kesennuma section on 1 April, but were suspended again between 7–18 April due to aftershocks.
Following the 2011 disaster, services resumed on the Ichinoseki – Kesennuma section on 1 April, but were suspended again between 7–18 April due to aftershocks.


The first section of the busway replacing the Kesennuma - Sakari section opened in March 2013.
The first section of the busway replacing the Kesennuma – Sakari section opened in March 2013.


==Operations==
==Operations==
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Following the 2011 disaster, operations were reduced to ten eastbound local trains and one ''Super Dragon'' rapid service, with westbound services consisting of nine local trains and one rapid. In March 2013 the rapid services were withdrawn.
Following the 2011 disaster, operations were reduced to ten eastbound local trains and one ''Super Dragon'' rapid service, with westbound services consisting of nine local trains and one rapid. In March 2013 the rapid services were withdrawn.


On 22 December 2012, a special ''[[Pokémon]] With You'' train began running on the line.<ref>http://www.jreast.co.jp/pokemon-train/index.html</ref> It now operates one round-trip on weekends, departing at 11:01am eastbound from Ichinoseki and returning at 15:08 westbound. During Japanese school holidays it runs daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160722.pdf|language=Japanese|access-date=2017-01-13|page=6|title=JR East Special Train timetable Winter 2016-17|author=JR East}}</ref>
On 22 December 2012, a special ''[[Pokémon]] With You'' train began running on the line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/pokemon-train/index.html|title=ポケモンウィズユートレイン：JR東日本|website=jreast.co.jp}}</ref> The train operates on selected days, departing eastbound at 11:01am and returning westbound at 2:37pm. The train stops at most stations on the way for between six and thirteen minutes. All seats are reserved and a seat fee is payable in addition to the basic fare.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/joyful/pokemon.html|title=POKÉMON with YOU Train &#124; Joyful Trains &#124; JR-EAST|website=jreast.co.jp}}</ref>

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file:DC @ Rikuzen-Takata (2862527607).jpg|KiHa 100 series diesel multiple unit
file:DC @ Rikuzen-Takata (2862527607).jpg|KiHa 100 series diesel multiple unit
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! rowspan=2 | Japanese
! rowspan=2 | Japanese
! colspan=2 | Distance (km) from
! colspan=2 | Distance (km) from
! rowspan=2 | ''Super Dragon''<br />(Rapid)
! rowspan=2 | Local train
! rowspan=2| BRT
! rowspan=2 | Connections
! rowspan=2 | Connections
! rowspan=2 | Location
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| {{STN|Ichinoseki}}
| {{STN|Ichinoseki}}
| 一ノ関
| 一ノ関
| -
| –
| 0.0
| 0.0
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
|rowspan="13" bgcolor="white" align="center"|Local buses
| [[Tōhoku Main Line]],<br />[[Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
| [[Tōhoku Main Line]],<br />[[Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
| rowspan="13" | [[Ichinoseki, Iwate]]
| rowspan="13" | [[Ichinoseki, Iwate]]
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| 5.7
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| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
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| 8.0
| 13.7
| 13.7
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| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
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|-
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| 3.8
| 17.5
| 17.5
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| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
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!
|-
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| 3.8
| 21.3
| 21.3
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| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
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| {{STN|Shibajyuku}}
| {{STN|Shibajuku}}
| 柴宿
| 柴宿
| 2.8
| 2.8
| 26.1
| 26.1
| align="center" valign="middle" | |
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
!
!
|-
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| 3.6
| 43.4
| 43.4
| align="center" valign="middle" | |
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
!
!
|-
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| 4.2
| 4.2
| 47.6
| 47.6
| align="center" valign="middle" | |
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
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| 2.1
| 49.7
| 49.7
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| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
!
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| 5.6
| 5.6
| 55.3
| 55.3
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| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
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| 6.7
| 6.7
| 62.0
| 62.0
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
| [[Kesennuma Line]]
| [[Kesennuma Line]]
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| 2.2
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| 105.7
| 105.7
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
| align="center" valign="middle" | ●
| [[Sanriku Railway|Minami-Riasu Line]],<br />[[Iwate Development Railway]]
| Sanriku Railway [[Sanriku Railway|Rias Line]]
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr29/s40_tak.html Article on Tohoku railways]
*[http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr29/s40_tak.html Article on Tohoku railways] Link is broken


{{East Japan Railway Company Lines}}
{{East Japan Railway Company Lines}}
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[[Category:Lines of East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Lines of East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Iwate Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Iwate Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1925]]
[[Category:1925 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Bus rapid transit in Japan]]

Latest revision as of 13:45, 6 June 2022

Ōfunato Line
KiHa 100 DMU at Kesennuma Station, October 2006
Overview
Native name大船渡線
StatusIn operation
(Ichinoseki – Kesennuma as a railway)
(Kesennuma – Sakari as a BRT route)
OwnerJR East
LocaleIwate Prefecture
Termini
Stations25 (14 are railway stations following the 2011 disaster)
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR East
Rolling stockKiHa 100 series DMU, Hino Blue Ribbon City Bus, Isuzu Erga Bus
History
Opened26 July 1925
Closed1 April 2020 (Section between Kesennuma – Sakari was replaced by bus rapid transit in 2013 but was only formally closed in 2020)
Technical
Line length105.7 km (65.7 mi) (Until 2011)
62.0 km (38.5 mi) (After 2011)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNot electrified
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map
Line map
Ōfunato Line
Legend
km
0.0
Ichinoseki
Tōhoku Main Line
Tōhoku Shinkansen
5.7
 Mataki
13.7
 Rikuchū-Kanzaki
17.5
 Iwanoshita
21.3
 Rikuchū-Matsukawa
23.3
 Geibikei
26.1
 Shibajuku
30.6
 Surisawa
39.8
 Senmaya
43.4
 Konashi
47.6
 Yagoshi
49.7
 Orikabe
55.3
 Niitsuki
Kesennuma Line
62.0
 Kesennuma
64.2
 Shishiori-Karakuwa
65.3
 Hachiman-Ōhashi
69.5
 Kami-Shishiori
77.8
 Osabe
79.5
 Rikuzen-Yahagi
82.4
 Kiseki-no-Ippon-Matsu
82.5
 Takekoma
85.4
 Rikuzen-Takata
Machinaka-Rikuzen-Takata
86.2
 Takatakōkōmae
87.6
 Takata Hospital
88.3
 Wakinosawa
92.8
 Otomo
95.4
 Goishikaiganguchi
97.1
 Hosoura
100.2
 Shimofunato
101.7
 Ōfunato Fish Market
103.1
 Ōfunato
Iwate Development Railway
Hikoroichi Line
Sanriku Railway
Minami-Riasu Line
105.7
 Sakari
Iwate Development Railway
Hikoroichi Line
Key
 BRT service area
services suspended indefinitely

The Ōfunato Line (大船渡線, Ōfunato-sen) is a local railway line in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It originally connected Ichinoseki Station in Ichinoseki to Sakari Station in Ōfunato, on the Tohoku coast.

The eastern section of the line was significantly damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. In January 2012, services resumed on the western 62.0 km (38.5 mi) portion of the route between Ichinoseki and Kesennuma. The eastern section between Kesennuma and Sakari remains closed, and in February 2012, JR East officially proposed that this section of the line be scrapped and the right-of-way used as a bus rapid transit (BRT) route.[1] The section was routinely replaced by BRT, and this section of the line was formally closed as a railway on 1 April 2020.

The line connects with the Kesennuma Line at Kesennuma Station and formerly connected with the privately owned Sanriku Railway's Minami-Riasu Line at Sakari Station in Ōfunato.

History

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The Ichinoseki – Kesennuma section opened in stages between 1925 and 1929, with the Kesennuma – Sakari section opening between 1932 and 1935.

Freight services ceased in 1983/4.

Following the 2011 disaster, services resumed on the Ichinoseki – Kesennuma section on 1 April, but were suspended again between 7–18 April due to aftershocks.

The first section of the busway replacing the Kesennuma – Sakari section opened in March 2013.

Operations

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In April 2005, there were 27 services daily using this line (14 eastbound, 13 westbound).

Following the 2011 disaster, operations were reduced to ten eastbound local trains and one Super Dragon rapid service, with westbound services consisting of nine local trains and one rapid. In March 2013 the rapid services were withdrawn.

On 22 December 2012, a special Pokémon With You train began running on the line.[2] The train operates on selected days, departing eastbound at 11:01am and returning westbound at 2:37pm. The train stops at most stations on the way for between six and thirteen minutes. All seats are reserved and a seat fee is payable in addition to the basic fare.[3]

  • KiHa 100 series diesel multiple unit
    KiHa 100 series diesel multiple unit
  • Pokémon With You Train
    Pokémon With You Train
  • Hino Blue Ribbon City bus used on BRT services
    Hino Blue Ribbon City bus used on BRT services
  • Isuzu Erga bus used on BRT services
    Isuzu Erga bus used on BRT services

Station list

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Stations in greyed out cells have been closed since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Station name Japanese Distance (km) from Local train BRT Connections Location
previous
station 		Ichinoseki
Ichinoseki 一ノ関 – 0.0 ● Local buses Tōhoku Main Line,
Tōhoku Shinkansen 		Ichinoseki, Iwate
Mataki 真滝 5.7 5.7 ●
Rikuchū-Kanzaki 陸中門崎 8.0 13.7 ●
Iwanoshita 岩ノ下 3.8 17.5 ●
Rikuchū-Matsukawa 陸中松川 3.8 21.3 ●
Geibikei 猊鼻渓 2.0 23.3 ●
Shibajuku 柴宿 2.8 26.1 ●
Surisawa 摺沢 4.5 30.6 ●
Senmaya 千厩 9.2 39.8 ●
Konashi 小梨 3.6 43.4 ●
Yagoshi 矢越 4.2 47.6 ●
Orikabe 折壁 2.1 49.7 ●
Niitsuki 新月 5.6 55.3 ●
Kesennuma 気仙沼 6.7 62.0 ● ● Kesennuma Line Kesennuma, Miyagi
Shishiori-Karakuwa 鹿折唐桑 2.2 64.2 No service ●
Kami-Shishiori 上鹿折 5.3 69.5 ●
Rikuzen-Yahagi 陸前矢作 10.0 79.5 ● Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate
Takekoma 竹駒 3.0 82.5 ●
Rikuzen-Takata 陸前高田 2.9 85.4 ●
Wakinosawa 脇ノ沢 2.9 88.3 ●
Otomo 小友 4.5 92.8 ●
Hosoura 細浦 4.3 97.1 ● Ōfunato, Iwate
Shimofunato 下船渡 3.1 100.2 ●
Ōfunato 大船渡 2.9 103.1 ●
Sakari 盛 2.6 105.7 ● Sanriku Railway Rias Line

References

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This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

  1. ^ 被災２路線、廃止しバス専用道提案へ ＪＲ東、岩手県に [JR East proposes to scrap two lines and convert to bus routes]. The Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ^ "ポケモンウィズユートレイン：JR東日本". jreast.co.jp.
  3. ^ "POKÉMON with YOU Train | Joyful Trains | JR-EAST". jreast.co.jp.
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