Hachinohe Line

Hachinohe Line
KiHa E130-500 series DMU running on Hachinohe Line
Overview
Other name(s)Umineko Rail Hachinohe-Shinai Line
Native name八戸線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR East
LocaleAomori, Iwate prefectures
Termini
Stations25
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR East
Rolling stockKiHa E130 series DMU
History
Opened1894
Technical
Line length64.9 km (40.3 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

Nanbu Railway (defunct)
0.0
Hachinohe
1.7
Hachinohe Freight Terminal
2.7
Kita-Hachinohe Signal
3.4
Naganawashiro
Mabechi River
Hon-Hachinohe Freight Depot
5.5
0.0
Hon-Hachinohe
7.3
Konakano
 
2.7
Minato Station (defunct)
9.0
Mutsu-Minato
Hachinohe Cement
10.3
Shirogane
11.8
Same
16.2
Purepai Shirahama Station (defunct)
17.5
Mutsu-Shirahama
19.6
Tanesashi-Kaigan
21.8
Ōkuki
24.8
Kanehama
25.8
Ōja
27.5
Hashikami
Aomori-Iwate border
29.5
Kadonohama
32.1
Hiranai
34.2
Taneichi
38.1
Tamagawa
40.0
Shukunohe
43.1
Rikuchū-Yagi
45.8
Uge
48.4
Rikuchū-Nakano
54.4
Samuraihama
61.7
Rikuchū-Natsui
64.9
Kuji

The Hachinohe Line (八戸線, Hachinohe-sen) is a railway line in the Tohoku Region of Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Hachinohe Station in Hachinohe, Aomori with Kuji Station in Kuji, Iwate. The line stretches 64.9 km along the Pacific Ocean coast with a total of 25 stations. The section between Hachinohe and Same stations is also known as the Umineko Rail Hachinohe-Shinai Line (うみねこレール八戸市内線).