Abukuma Express Line

Abukuma Express Line
Abukuma Express train at Abukuma Station, August 2006
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAbukuma Express
LocaleTohoku region
Termini
Stations23
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened1 April 1968
Technical
Line length54.9 km (34.1 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius500 m
Electrification20 kV AC (50 Hz) overhead catenary
Operating speed95 km/h (60 mph)[1]

The Abukuma Express Line (阿武隈急行線, Abukuma Kyūkō sen) is a railway line in Japan, owned and operated by the third sector operator AbukumaExpress. The line connects Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Tsukinoki Station in Miyagi Prefecture. Both of these stations are also on the Tōhoku Main Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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