Railway line in Tohoku, Japan
| Kitakami Line |
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| Native name | 北上線 |
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| Status | In operation |
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| Owner | JR East |
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| Locale | Iwate, Akita prefectures |
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| Stations | 15 |
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| Type | Heavy rail |
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| Operator(s) | JR East |
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| Rolling stock | KiHa 100 series DMU |
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| Opened | 1924 |
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| Line length | 61.6 km (38.3 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked |
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| Character | Rural |
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| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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| Electrification | None |
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| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
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0.0
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Kitakami
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Waga Light Rail Line
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2.1
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Yanagihara
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5.2
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Ezuriko
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8.4
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Fujine
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12.1
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Tatekawame
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14.3
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Yokokawame
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18.1
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Iwasawa
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20.3
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Waka-Sennin (second)
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Utamori tunnel
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625m
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21.6
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Waga-Sennin (first)
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Sennin tunnel (first)
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Sennin tunnel (second)
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1,514m
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Ōarasawa bridge
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81m
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Ōarasawa tunnel No.1
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174m
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Koarasawa bridge
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104m
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Ōarasawa tunnel No.2
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628m
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25.3
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Ōarasawa
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26.4
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Ōarasawa Signal
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Ōarasawa tunnel No.3
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129m
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Itashikino tunnel
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1,321m
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Minami-Honnaigawa bridge
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145m
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28.8
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29.8
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Rikuchū-Ōishi (first)
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Iwanamezawa bridge
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100m
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Washinosugawa bridge
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153m
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Tsubaki tunnel
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555m
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Wagagawa bridge No.1
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506m
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Hasamadogawa bridge
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204m
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Kawajiri tunnel
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280m
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Wagagawa bridge No.2
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248m
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35.2
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Hottoyuda
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39.1
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Yudakōgen
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44.3
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Kurosawa
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49.6
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Komatsugawa
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51.6
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Hiraishi
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53.4
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Ainono
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56.6
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Yabitsu
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Ugo Transport Ōshō Line
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61.1
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Yokote
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The Kitakami Line (北上線, Kitakami-sen) is a railway line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Kitakami Station in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture to Yokote Station in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, acting as a connecting line between the Ōu Main Line to the Tōhoku Main Line. It connects with the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tohoku Main Line at Kitakami Station, and the Ōu Main Line at Yokote Station.
