Aoimori Railway Line
| Aoimori Railway Line | |||
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Aoimori Railway 701 series EMU in September 2010 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Aomori Prefecture | ||
| Locale | Aomori Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 26 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Aoimori Railway | ||
| Rolling stock | Aoimori 701 series EMUs Aoimori 703 series EMUs | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1 September 1891 (As part of the Nippon Railway) 1 December 2002 (As the Aoimori Railway Line between Metoki and Hachinohe) 4 December 2010 (As the Aoimori Railway Line between Hachinohe and Aomori) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 121.9 km (75.7 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 20 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary | ||
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The Aoimori Railway Line (青い森鉄道線, Aoimori Tetsudō-sen) is a regional rail line in Aomori Prefecture, Japan that is operated by third-sector railway company Aoimori Railway Company. It connects Metoki Station in Sannohe, the terminal station of the Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, to Aomori Station in Aomori.
The Aoimori and Iwate Galaxy Railway Lines are former sections of the JR East Tōhoku Main Line (in Aomori Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture respectively) that connected Tokyo to Aomori. When the Tōhoku Shinkansen was opened (to Hachinohe on 1 December 2002 and to Shin-Aomori on 4 December 2010), the corresponding sections of the Tōhoku Main Line were transferred from East Japan Railway Company (JR East) to Aoimori Railway Company as the Aoimori Railway Line.
While local passenger services on the line are operated by Aoimori Railway Company, JR East operates the Shimokita Rapid train along part of the line, and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (which owns a minority stake in Aoimori Railway Company) transports freight along the line. For maintenance work, the line relies on the services of the Hachinohe Rinkai Railway Company.