Hanawa Line

Hanawa Line
Train on the Hanawa Line (photographed in July 2021)
Overview
Native name花輪線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR East
LocaleIwate, Akita prefectures
Termini
Stations27
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR East
Rolling stockKiHa 110 series DMU
History
Opened1914
Technical
Line length106.9 km (66.4 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

0.0
Kōma
Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
4.9
Higashi-Ōbuke
9.0
Ōbuke
Matsuo Industrial Railway
13.7
Tairadate
15.0
Kitamori
17.8
Matsuo-Hachimantai
25.0
Appi-Kōgen
30.0
Akasakata
33.6
Koyanohata
37.6
Araya-Shinmachi
40.3
Yokoma
49.1
Tayama
55.8
Anihata
59.9
Yuze-Onsen
64.2
Hachimantai
66.1
Rikuchū-Ōsato
69.7
Kazuno-Hanawa
71.7
Kagamida
(♦)to 1934
74.4
Shibahira
77.7
Towada-Minami
82.2
Suehiro
84.6
Dobukai
86.6
Sawajiri
89.6
Jūnisho
92.1
Ōtaki-Onsen
97.4
Minami-Ōgita
(♦)to 1944
98.6
Ōgita
101.2
Ikeuchi
(♦)to 1934
103.3
Higashi-Ōdate
103.8
Katayama
(♦) to 1934
106.9
Ōdate
Dowa HoldingsHanaoka Line
Ōu Main Line
♦:seasonal
April–November

The Hanawa Line (花輪線, Hanawa-sen) is a railway line in Japan linking Kōma Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture and Ōdate Station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 106.9 km (66.4 mi) with a total of 27 stations. Also known as the Towada-Hachimantai Shikisai Line (十和田八幡平四季彩ライン), the Hanawa Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).