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 StationJapaneseDistance (km)Transfers Location BetweenStationsTotal 三沢-0.0Aoimori Railway LineMisawaAomori 大曲2.72.7 Rokunohe 柳沢2.45.1 七百1.36.4 古里2.08.4 三農校前1.59.9 高清水0.710.6 Towada 北里大学前2.112.7 工業高校前0.613.3 ひがし野団地0.413.7 十和田市1.014.7
Line data Length: Track gauge: Number of stations: 11 (including termini) Electrification: 1500 V DC Tracks: single track Block Signal: Automatic Block Signal
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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