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in northern Japan. It operates between in the city of
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and in the city of Senboku. The Akita Nariku Line is the only railway line operated by the .


Service outlines

Trains on the line are operated as "Local" (all-stations), "Rapid", "Special Rapid", and the ''Moriyoshi Express'' service.


Station list

Transfers are available only at Takanosu (JR Ou Main Line) and Kakunodate (JR Tazawako Line and Akita Shinkansen). * Local trains stop all stations. ** Rapid = You can ride on only fare. ** Express ''Moriyoshi'' = Express fare costs 160 yen when you ride on this train by 50 km, 320 yen when you ride on this train at 51 km and over. ** ●:All trains stop **◆・▲・▼:Partly trains stop(▲:Only inbound、▼:Only outbound) **|:Pass


History


Aniai Line

On December 10, 1934, the
Japanese Government Railway The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...
s (JGR) opened the connecting Takanosu with over a length of 15.1 kilometers. Following World War II, the JGR became the
Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR), and the line was further extended to by October 15, 1963.


Kakunodate Line

On November 1, 1971, the JNR Kakunodate Line began operations from Kakunodate to , with construction continuing north towards Hitachinai to provide a connection to the Aniai Line. However construction was suspended in 1980 due to JNR funding constraints.


Closure

The Kakunodate Line was closed by JNR on 11 September 1981, and the Aniai Line on 22 June 1984.


Reopening

The third-sector Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Company reopened both the Aniai Line (as the Akita Nairiku Kita Line) and the Kakunodate Line (as the Akita Nairiku Minami Line) on November 1, 1986. It also recommenced construction of the suspended link (known as the New Line) which opened on April 1, 1989 creating the current through-route.


See also

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List of railway companies in Japan List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators. Those in ''italics'' are the third-sector operators; being half-public, half-private. Japan Railways Group The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were fo ...
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List of railway lines in Japan List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically. The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alwa ...


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akita Nairiku Jukan Railway Akita Nairiku Line Railway lines in Japan Rail transport in Akita Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1989 Companies based in Akita Prefecture Japanese third-sector railway lines