Tsugaru Line

This article is about the railway line operated by JR East. For the private railway line, see Tsugaru Railway Line.
Tsugaru Line
Tsugaru Line along Mutsu Bay
Overview
OwnerJR East
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeHeavy rail Passenger
Rolling stockKiHa 40, 701 series (electrified section only), HB-E300 series (resort trains only)
History
Opened1951
Technical
Line length55.8 km (34.7 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20 kV AC, 50 Hz (Aomori to Shin Naka-Oguni Signal)
Route map
Tsugaru Line
Legend
55.8
 Minmaya
52.7
 Tsugaru-Hamana
51.0
 Imabetsu
48.6
 Ōkawadai
Kaikyō Line
(Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line)
 Tsugaru-Imabetsu
46.6
 Tsugaru-Futamata
35.0
 Ōdai
Hokkaido Shinkansen
33.7
Shin Naka-Oguni Junction
25 kV AC
20 kV AC
(
Ōdai–Minmaya
non-electrified
)
31.4
 Naka-Oguni
27.0
 Kanita
23.4
 Seheji
21.1
 Gōsawa
19.1
 Yomogita
16.8
 Nakasawa
14.7
 Ushirogata
13.1
 Hidariseki
11.5
 Okunai
9.7
 Tsugaru-Miyata
6.0
 Aburakawa
4.4
 Shin-Aburakawa Signal
Ōu Main Line
0.9
Takeuchi Junction
Aoimori Railway Line
0.0
 Aomori
Seikan Ferry

The Tsugaru Line (津軽線, Tsugaru-sen) is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aomori Station and Minmaya Station on the Tsugaru Peninsula in western Aomori Prefecture.

The section of the line between Aomori Station and Naka-Oguni Station is a part of the Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line connecting Honshu and Hokkaido.