Sanriku Railway (original) (raw)
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Rail company operating in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Santetsu 36-700 series DMU
The Sanriku Railway (三陸鉄道, Sanriku Tetsudō) is a railway company in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan. The company and its lines are also known as Santetsu (三鉄). The company was founded in 1981, as the first "third-sector" (half public, half private) railway line in the country, excluding special cases such as freight railways in seaports. Its lines are former Japanese National Railways (JNR) lines, that were going to be closed. Santetsu acquired these lines in 1984. The company also operates a travel agency and other businesses.
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 A train crossing the Ōsawa Viaduct, September 2015 |
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| Overview | |
| Native name | リアス線 |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Sanriku Railway |
| Locale | Iwate Prefecture |
| Termini | SakariKuji |
| Stations | 41 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Operator(s) | Sanriku Railway |
| Rolling stock | Sanriku Railway 36 series DMU |
| History | |
| Opened | Former JR East Yamada Line joined with Kita-Rias and Minami-Rias Line on 23 March 2019 to make Rias Line |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 163.0 km (101.3 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked |
| Character | Rural |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
Route map Legend Rias Line km  Iwate Development RailwayDaily city line & Akasaki line   0.0 Sakari     JR East Kesennuma Line& Ōfunato Line   Sakari River    Iwate Development RailwayAkasaki Line  Sano tunnel  Nochinoiri River  3.7 Rikuzen-Akasaki Ryōri tunnel  9.1 Ryōri  9.8 Shirahama Coast ( closedc.1992 ) 2nd Shirahama tunnel 12.0 Koishihama Koishihama tunnel 14.3 Horei Horei tunnel Tomari River 17.0 Sanriku Urahama River Rasho tunnel Yoshihama River 21.6 Yoshihama Shirakizawa River Hodai tunnel Kumano River Kumaki tunnel 27.7 Tōni Katagishi River Ishizuka tunnel 33.1 Heita Kamaishi tunnel   Owatari River (Kasshi River）     36.6 Kamaishi    JR East Kamaishi Line Kamaishi tunnel 3rd Mizuumi River bridge 2nd Mizuumi River bridge 1st Mizuumi River bridge 3rd Mizuumi tunnel 2nd Mizuumi tunnel 1st Mizuumi tunnel 42.7 Ryōishi Koi no Toge tunnel 2nd Unosumai bridge 44.9 Unosumai 1st Unosumai bridge Katagishi bridge Ōtsuchi tunnel Kozuchi River 48.9 Ōtsuchi Ōtsuchi River bridge Kirikiri tunnel 52.3 Kirikiri Namiita River bridge 54.1 Namiitakaigan 3rd Osawa tunnel 2nd Osawa tunnel 1st Osawa tunnel 60.5 Iwate-Funakoshi Funakoshi tunnel 2nd plant tunnel 1st plant tunnel 2nd Orikasa River bridge 1st Orikasa River bridge Orikasa tunnel 64.3 Orikasa 65.5 Rikuchū-Yamada Yamada tunnel Sekiguchi River bridge Sekiguchi tunnel Matsuri no kami tunnel Toyomane River bridge 76.6 Toyomane Arakawa River bridge 80.7 Haraigawa 82.8 Tsugaruishi 88.2 Yagisawa Miyakotandai 90.0 Sokei Sokei tunnel   Rasa IndustriesMiyako factory dedicated line Hei River bridge   Miyako Port ( closed1984 ) 92.0 Miyako JR East Yamada Line Nagane tunnel 562 93.6 Yamaguchi Danchi Yamaguchi Danchi tunnel 137 2nd Yamaguchi tunnel 213 Saru-tōge(Monkey Pass) tunnel 2,870 98.2 Ichinowatari Ichinowatari tunnel 2,245 1st Sabane tunnel 62 101.1 Sabane 2nd Sabane tunnel 308 Horino tunnel 35 1st Shoko tunnel 43 2nd Shoko tunnel 169 Ainoyama tunnel 489 104.7 Tarō 1st Taro tunnel 55 105.2 Shin-Tarō 2nd Taro tunnel 255 3rd Taro tunnel 357 Masaki tunnel 6,532 113.5 Settai Settai tunnel 2,446 Omoto River 117.1 Iwaizumi-Omoto Omoto tunnel 5,174 Kiriushi tunnel 1,824 Hamako tunnel 529 125.6 Shimanokoshi Matsumae River 1st Shimanokoshi tunnel 216  Koikorobe bridge 2nd Shimanokoshi tunnel 723 Haipesawa bridge Hirai tunnel 655 127.6 Tanohata Raga tunnel 1,271 Akito tunnel 140 Fudai tunnel 4,700 136.9 Fudai 3rd power tunnel 862 2nd power tunnel 58 140.3 Shiraikaigan 3rd Shirai tunnel 371 2nd Shirai tunnel 35 1st Shirai tunnel 1,540  Osawa bridge Osawa tunnel 69 Hiroshi Mukai tunnel 180 Horinai tunnel 225 143.4 Horinai 2nd Anke tunnel 381 Akegawa bridge 1st Anke tunnel 687 Zenigami tunnel 191 Sekimon tunnel 510 147.9 Noda-Tamagawa Tamagawa tunnel 222 Yoneda tunnel 300 Tofugaura tunnel 290 149.6 Tofugaura-Kaigan 149.6 Tofugaura (1986-94) 151.9 Rikuchū-Noda 155.3 Rikuchū-Ube Ube tunnel 887 Nagauchi River 163.0 Kuji  JR East Hachinohe Line km lengthin m This diagram: viewtalkedit |
Line map
Red:Kita-Riasu Line
Blue:Minami-Riasu Line
| Station | Distance(km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Name | Japanese | Between Stations | Total | ||
| Sakari | 盛 | - | 0.0 | ■ Ōfunato Line BRT service | Ōfunato, Iwate |
| Rikuzen-Akasaki | 陸前赤崎 | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Ryōri | 綾里 | 5.4 | 9.1 | ||
| Koishihama | 恋し浜 | 2.9 | 12.0 | ||
| Horei | 甫嶺 | 2.3 | 14.3 | ||
| Sanriku | 三陸 | 2.7 | 17.0 | ||
| Yoshihama | 吉浜 | 4.6 | 21.6 | ||
| Tōni | 唐丹 | 6.1 | 27.7 | Kamaishi, Iwate | |
| Heita | 平田 | 5.4 | 33.1 | ||
| Kamaishi | 釜石 | 3.5 | 36.6 | ■ Kamaishi Line | |
| Ryōishi | 両石 | 6.1 | 42.7 | ||
| Unosumai | 鵜住居 | 2.2 | 44.9 | ||
| Ōtsuchi | 大槌 | 4.0 | 48.9 | Ōtsuchi, Iwate | |
| Kirikiri | 吉里吉里 | 3.4 | 52.3 | ||
| Namiita-Kaigan | 浪板海岸 | 1.8 | 54.1 | ||
| Iwate-Funakoshi | 岩手船越 | 6.4 | 60.5 | Yamada, Iwate | |
| Orikasa | 織笠 | 3.8 | 63.3 | ||
| Rikuchū-Yamada | 陸中山田 | 1.2 | 65.5 | ||
| Toyomane | 豊間根 | 11.1 | 76.6 | ||
| Haraigawa | 払川 | 4.1 | 80.7 | Miyako, Iwate | |
| Tsugaruishi | 津軽石 | 2.1 | 82.8 | ||
| Yagisawa Miyakotandai | 八木沢・宮古短大駅 | 5.4 | 88.2 | ||
| Sokei | 磯鶏 | 1.8 | 90.0 | ||
| Miyako | 宮古 | 2.0 | 92.0 | ■ Yamada Line | |
| Yamaguchi Danchi | 山口団地 | 1.6 | 93.6 | ||
| Ichinowatari | 一の渡 | 4.6 | 98.2 | ||
| Sabane | 佐羽根 | 2.9 | 101.1 | ||
| Tarō | 田老 | 3.6 | 104.7 | ||
| Shin-Tarō | 新田老 | 0.5 | 105.2 | ||
| Settai | 摂待 | 8.3 | 113.5 | ||
| Iwaizumi-Omoto | 岩泉小本 | 3.6 | 117.1 | Iwaizumi, Iwate | |
| Shimanokoshi | 島越 | 8.5 | 125.6 | Tanohata, Iwate | |
| Tanohata | 田野畑 | 2.0 | 127.6 | ||
| Fudai | 普代 | 9.3 | 136.9 | Fudai, Iwate | |
| Shiraikaigan | 白井海岸 | 3.4 | 140.3 | ||
| Horinai | 堀内 | 3.1 | 143.4 | ||
| Noda-Tamagawa | 野田玉川 | 4.5 | 147.9 | Noda, Iwate | |
| Tofugaura-Kaigan | 十府ヶ浦海岸 | 1.7 | 149.6 | ||
| Rikuchū-Noda | 陸中野田 | 2.3 | 151.9 | ||
| Rikuchū-Ube | 陸中宇部 | 3.4 | 155.3 | Kuji, Iwate | |
| Kuji | 久慈 | 7.7 | 163.0 | ■ Hachinohe Line |
The Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the Miyako to Taro section in 1972 and the Kuji to Fudai section in 1975. It constructed the Taro to Fudai section, and transferred the entire line to Sanriku on the day it opened in 1984. The line features 42 tunnels, including the Masaki (6,532 m) and Omoto (5,174 m) tunnels, both opened in 1984.
JNR opened the Sakari to Ryori section in 1970, extending the line to Yoshihama in 1973. It constructed the section to Kamaishi and transferred the entire line to Sanriku on the day it opened in 1984. The line features 20 tunnels. [_citation needed_]
2011 earthquake and tsunami damage
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Both lines were heavily damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1] The two lines suffered damage at ~300 locations, including damage to station buildings and bridges. The tsunami washed away 5.8 km of railway tracks on the lines. Full restoration of service on the lines was completed in April 2014.[2]
Diesel railcars damaged by the earthquake and tsunami were replaced by three new diesel railcars funded by Kuwait. The new cars were introduced in January 2014.[3]
The two sections of the Sanriku Railway were for a long time separated by a destroyed segment of the Yamada Line.
On 23 March 2019, the Yamada Line section from Miyako to Kamaishi was reopened and transferred to Sanriku Railway. This joined up with the Kita-Rias Line on one side and the Minami-Rias Line on the other, which together constitutes the entire Rias Line restored. The result is a resumption of continuous rail service between Kuji and Sakari Station where it links with the Ōfunato Line.[4][5]
Typhoon Hagibis damage
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Following the Typhoon Hagibis in 2019 which caused further damage to the railway, the operator Sanriku Railway Co,.Ltd. have received around ¥40 million in donations to help with repairs.[6]
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- ^ [1] [_dead link_]
- ^ "Tsunami-hit Sanriku line fully operational". The Japan Times. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ 三陸鉄道、新車両3両投入へ [Sanriku Railway to introduce 3 new cars]. Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). Japan: Asahi Interactive. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ 三陸鉄道はいま、ひとつにつながるリアス線 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ 東日本大震災 復興鉄路つながった ８年ぶり宮古－釜石、三陸鉄道に [Great East Japan Earthquake Railway have been rebuilt and connected after 8 years reconstruction between Miyako-Kamaishi, Sanriku Railway]. mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Sanriku Railway, icon of 3/11 recovery, back to full service after typhoon". The Japan Times. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- Official website (in English) (Note: As of September 3, 2024, site is geoblocked for some countries including Australia: "Reason: Blocked country: Australia The connection was denied because this country is blocked in the Geolocation settings").
- Official website (in Japanese) (Note: As of September 3, 2024, site is geoblocked for some countries including Australia: "Reason: Blocked country: Australia The connection was denied because this country is blocked in the Geolocation settings").