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Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line

The was a railway route operated by Towada Kankō Electric Railway (Totetsu). It ran between Misawa Station and Towadashi Station in eastern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

History

On September 5, 1922, the began operating a 762mm gauge line between Furumaki Station (present day Misawa Station) and Sanbongi Station (present day Towadashi Station, with intermediate stops at Shichihyaku and Takashizu. Additional stations were added in the 1930s. In 1951, the line was fully electrified and the track gauge was expanded to . The line was renamed as Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line on December 30, 1951. A single direction Automatic Block Signal control system was implemented from December 16, 1971. The Towadashi terminus was rebuilt in 1985 to include a shopping complex. All freight operations on the line were suspended from 1986. A new automatic train stop (ATS) system was implemented from October 1, 2002.

The operation of the line was discontinued on April 1, 2012.

Station list

Line data

Rolling stock used

As of April 1, 2003, the company had the following equipment:

  • Moha 7200 stock: #7204, 7205
  • Moha 7700 stock and Kuha 7900 stock (formerly Tokyu 7700): #7701 + 7901–7903
  • Moha 3400 stock: #3401
  • Moha 3600 stock: #3603
  • ED300: #301
  • ED400: #402
  • Tora 300: #301, 302

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