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Ishinomaki Line

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Ishinomaki Line
KiHa 48 DMU on a local service, November 2014
Overview
Native name石巻線
StatusIn operation
OwnerLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
LocaleMiyagi Prefecture
Termini
  • ‹See TfM›Kogota
  • ‹See TfM›Onagawa
Stations14
Service
TypeRegional rail
Operator(s)JR East
Rolling stockKiHa 110 series DMU, HB-E210 series DMU
History
Opened28 October 1912; 112 years ago (1912-10-28)
Technical
Line length44.7 km (27.8 mi)
Number of tracksEntirely single-track
CharacterUrban and rural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemATS-SN
Route map

0.0
‹See TfM›Kogota
3.5
‹See TfM›Kami-Wakuya
6.2
‹See TfM›Wakuya
12.8
‹See TfM›Maeyachi
17.1
‹See TfM›Kakeyama
21.2
‹See TfM›Kanomata
23.7
‹See TfM›Sobanokami
27.9
‹See TfM›Ishinomaki
30.9
‹See TfM›Rikuzen-Inai
Owada Tunnel
35.9
‹See TfM›Watanoha
37.0
STN
38.3
‹See TfM›Sawada
42.4
Onagawa Tunnel
44.7
‹See TfM›Onagawa
(2)
44.9
Onagawa
(1) -2015
46.3
Onagawa Minato
1958-1980

The Ishinomaki Line (石巻線, Ishinomaki-sen) is a railway line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kogota Station in Misato with Onagawa Station in Onagawa, acting as a spur line from the Tōhoku Main Line to the central coast of Miyagi Prefecture. It connects with the Rikuu East Line and Tōhoku Main Line at Kogota Station, the Kesennuma Line at Maeyachi Station, and the Senseki Line at Ishinomaki Station, both in Ishinomaki, Miyagi. The line was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and the damage was so severe that service between Urashuku Station and Onagawa Station was not reinstated until 21 March 2015.

Station list

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All stations are in Miyagi.

Station name Japanese Distance Transfers Location
Kogota 小牛田 0.0 Tōhoku Main Line, Rikuu East Line Misato
Kami-Wakuya 上涌谷 3.5 Wakuya
Wakuya 涌谷 6.2
Maeyachi 前谷地 12.8 Kesennuma Line Ishinomaki
Kakeyama 佳景山 17.1
Kanomata 鹿又 21.2
Sobanokami 曽波神 23.7
Ishinomaki 石巻 27.9 Senseki Line
Rikuzen-Inai 陸前稲井 30.9
Watanoha 渡波 35.9
Mangokuura 万石浦 37.0
Sawada 沢田 38.3
Urashuku 浦宿 42.4 Onagawa
Onagawa 女川 44.7

History

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The remains of a train hit by the tsunami that hit in March 2011 among a scattered cemetery in Onagawa.

The Senpoku Light Railway opened a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line from Kogota to Ishinomaki in 1912. The line was nationalised in 1919 and converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge in 1920. The Oshika Light Railway opened a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge horse-drawn tramway from Ishinomaki to Watanoha in 1915, and extended it to Onagawa in 1924. A petrol-driven locomotive was introduced in 1926. The line was nationalised in 1939 and converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge the same year.[citation needed]

In 1958, the line was extended 1.4 km (0.87 mi) to the Onagawa Port, but that extension closed in 1980.[citation needed]

The line was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011; the Kogota - Ishinomaki section being out of service for two months, the Ishinomaki - Watanoha section for a year, and the Watanoha - Urashuku section for two years. The final section from Urashuku to Onagawa reopened on 21 March 2015.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2015年3月ダイヤ改正について [March 2015 timetable revision details] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 19 December 2014. p. 9. Retrieved 19 December 2014.