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Revision as of 07:08, 16 September 2010
| Tsugaru Railway | |||
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 The train on the Tsugaru Railway Line runs as it commanding a view of the mountain range in Mount Iwaki . (Photo taken in 2010) | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Tsugaru Railway Company | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 12 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1930 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | Template:Km to mi | ||
| Track gauge | 1067 | ||
| Operating speed | 70 km/h | ||
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|} The Tsugaru Railway Line (津軽鉄道線, Tsugaru Tetsudō-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Aomori Prefecture, operating between Tsugaru-Goshogawara, in the city of Goshogawara and Tsugaru-Nakasato, in the town of Nakadomari, in central-southern Tsugaru Peninsula The line is the only railway line operated by the Tsugaru Railway Company (津軽鉄道, Tsugaru Tetsudō). The company and its line is often referred to as the Tsutetsu (津鉄). The Tsuruga Railway Line should not be confused with the former government Tsugaru Line, now operated by JR East.
The Tsugaru Railway Company was founded in 1928, and the first section of the line was opened on July 15, 1930 from Goshogawara to Kanagi. This was extended to Ōzawanai by October 4, 1930, and to its present terminus of Tsugaru-Nakasato by November 13, 1930. All freight operations were discontinued on February 1, 1984.
Stations
Note:Semi-rapid:○stops,△:Up train for Goshogawara stops,｜:passes
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Semi-rapid | Transfers | Location | |
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| Tsugaru-Goshogawara | 津軽五所川原 | 0.0 | ○ | JR East: Gonō Line (Goshogawara) | Goshogawara | Aomori |
| Aomori | 十川 | 1.3 | △ | |||
| Gonōkōmae | 五農校前 | 3.2 | △ | |||
| Tsugaru-Iizume | 津軽飯詰 | 4.2 | ○ | |||
| Bishamon | 毘沙門 | 7.4 | ｜ | |||
| Aomori | [嘉瀬 | 10.1 | ○ | |||
| Kanagi | 金木 | 12.8 | ○ | |||
| Ashino-Kōen | 芦野公園 | 14.3 | ○ | |||
| Kawakura | 川倉 | 16.0 | ｜ | |||
| Ōzawanai | 大沢内 | 17.7 | ○ | Nakadomari | ||
| Fukōda | 深郷田 | 19.0 | ｜ | |||
| Tsugaru-Nakasato | 津軽中里 | 20.7 | ○ | |||
See also
Media related to Tsugaru Railway line at Wikimedia Commons