Hanawa Line

The Hanawa Line (花輪線, Hanawa-sen) is a railway line in Japan linking Kōma Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture and Ōdate Station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 106.9 km (66.4 mi) with a total of 27 stations. Also known as the Towada-Hachimantai Shikisai Line (十和田八幡平四季彩ライン), the Hanawa Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hanawa Line
Train on the Hanawa Line (photographed in July 2021)
Overview
Native name	花輪線
Status	In operation
Owner	JR East
Locale	Iwate, Akita prefectures
Termini	Koma Ōdate
Stations	27
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	JR East
Rolling stock	KiHa 110 series DMU
History
Opened	1914
Technical
Line length	106.9 km (66.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single tracked
Character	Rural
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map Legend Morioka Iwate Galaxy Railway Line 0.0 Kōma Iwate Galaxy Railway Line 4.9 Higashi-Ōbuke 9.0 Ōbuke Matsuo Industrial Railway 13.7 Tairadate 15.0 Kitamori 17.8 Matsuo-Hachimantai 25.0 Appi-Kōgen 30.0 Akasakata 33.6 Koyanohata 37.6 Araya-Shinmachi 40.3 Yokoma 49.1 Tayama 55.8 Anihata 59.9 Yuze-Onsen 64.2 Hachimantai 66.1 Rikuchū-Ōsato 69.7 Kazuno-Hanawa 71.7 Kagamida (♦)to 1934 74.4 Shibahira 77.7 Towada-Minami 82.2 Suehiro 84.6 Dobukai 86.6 Sawajiri 89.6 Jūnisho 92.1 Ōtaki-Onsen 97.4 Minami-Ōgita (♦)to 1944 98.6 Ōgita 101.2 Ikeuchi (♦)to 1934 103.3 Higashi-Ōdate 103.8 Katayama (♦) to 1934 Ōu Main Line 106.9 Ōdate Dowa Holdings Hanaoka Line Kosaka Smelting & Refining Kosaka Line Ōu Main Line ♦：seasonal April–November

Stations

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers		Location
		Between stations	Total
Kōma	好摩	-	0.0	Iwate Galaxy Railway Line (all trains through to/from Morioka)	∨	Morioka	Iwate
Higashi-Ōbuke	東大更	4.9	4.9		｜	Hachimantai
Ōbuke	大更	4.1	9.0		◇
Tairadate	平館	4.7	13.7		｜
Kitamori	北森	1.9	15.6		｜
Matsuo-Hachimantai	松尾八幡平	2.2	17.8		◇
Appi-Kōgen	安比高原	7.2	25.0		｜
Akasakata	赤坂田	5.0	30.0		｜
Koyanohata	小屋の畑	3.6	33.6		｜
Araya-Shinmachi	荒屋新町	4.0	37.6		◇
Yokoma	横間	2.7	40.3		｜
Tayama	田山	8.8	49.1		｜
Anihata	兄畑	6.7	55.8		｜
Yuze-Onsen	湯瀬温泉	4.1	59.9		｜	Kazuno	Akita
Hachimantai	八幡平	4.3	64.2		｜
Rikuchū-Ōsato	陸中大里	1.9	66.1		｜
Kazuno-Hanawa	鹿角花輪	3.6	69.7		◇
Shibahira	柴平	4.7	74.4		｜
Towada-Minami	十和田南	3.3	77.7		◆
Suehiro	末広	4.5	82.2		｜
Dobukai	土深井	2.4	84.6		｜
Sawajiri	沢尻	2.0	86.6		｜	Ōdate
Jūnisho	十二所	3.0	89.6		｜
Ōtaki-Onsen	大滝温泉	2.5	92.1		◇
Ōgita	扇田	6.5	98.6		｜
Higashi-Ōdate	東大館	4.7	103.3		｜
Ōdate	大館	3.6	106.9	Ōu Main Line	∧

Legend

◇, ∨, ∧ - Trains can pass each other at this station

◆ - Trains can pass each other at this switchback

｜ - Trains cannot pass

History

A Kosaka Railway sulphuric acid train in its final year of operation

The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kōma to Tairadate section on 27 August 1922, and extended the line in sections from November 1926, reaching Rikuchu-Osato on 17 October 1931.^[1]

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan