Ōu line [Yamagata line]

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Lines on this page

Railway	Line	Linetype
JR East	Ōu Hon [Yamagata] (Fukushima - Shinjō )	JR railway
	Yamagata Shinkansen	Shinkansen

JR East 東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō East Japan Railway

Ōu Hon [Yamagata] (Fukushima - Shinjō ) 奥羽本線｢山形線｣ 1435 mm 20 kV 50 Hz AC

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Sendai & Yamagata Fukushima

Opened	1899 - 1903	1067 mm	Tracks	Double track	Uzen-Nakayama - Yamagata
Re-gauged	1992	to 1435 mm Fukushima - Yamagata		Single track (1435 mm)	Yamagata - Uzen-Chitose
Re-gauged	1999	to 1435 mm Yamagata - Shinjō		Single track (1067 mm)	Yamagata - Uzen-Chitose
Tracks	Double track	Fukushima - Sekine		Single track	Uzen-Chitose - Ashisawa
	Single track	Sekine - Akayu		Double track	Ashisawa - Funagata
	Double track	Akayu - km 61.6		Single track	Funagata - Shinjō
	Single track	Km 61.6 - Uzen-Nakayama

The Ōu line section between Fukushima - Shinjō is rebuilt to standard gauge and is used both for the Yamagata Shinkansen and for local trains.
This section is sometimes called Yamagata line.
The line is used between Yamagata and Kita-Yamagata by Aterazawa line trains and between Yamagata and Uzen-Chitose by Senzan line trains. These trains use the 1067 mm track which runs in parallel with the 1435 mm used by Yamagata Shinkansen and the Ōu line local trains.
The line runs in parallel with the Rikuu-tō line from Minami-Shinjō station, which is a station only on Rikuu-tō line, to Shinjō (4.9 km).

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Fukushima	Abukyū: Abukuma kyūkō (Abukuma express), Fukushima: Iizaka, JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen, JR East: Tōhoku Hon (Kuroiso - Sendai)	0.0	Fukushima-shi	Fukushima
Map	Map	Niwasaka		6.9	Fukushima-shi
Map	Map	Sekine		34.8	Yonezawa-shi	Yamagata
Map	Map	Yonezawa	JR East: Yonesaka	40.1	Yonezawa-shi
Map	Map	Takahata		49.9	Takahata-machi
Map	Map	Akayu	Yamagata: Flower (Furawa) Nagai	56.1	Nanyō-shi
Map	Map	Uzen-Nakayama		68.3	Kaminoyama-shi
Map	Map	Kaminoyama-onsen		75.0	Kaminoyama-shi
Map	Map	Yamagata		87.1	Yamagata-shi
Map	Map	Kita-Yamagata	JR East: Aterazawa	89.0	Yamagata-shi
Map	Map	Uzen-Chitose	JR East: Senzan	91.9	Yamagata-shi
Map	Map	Tendō		100.4	Tendō-shi
Map	Map	Sakurambo Higashine		108.1	Higashine-shi
Map	Map	Higashine		110.6	Higashine-shi
Map	Map	Murayama		113.5	Murayama-shi
Map	Map	Ōishida		126.9	Ōishida-machi
Map	Map	Ashisawa		133.7	Obanazawa-shi
Map	Map	Funagata		140.3	Funagata-machi
Map	Map	Shinjō	JR East: Rikuu-tō, JR East: Ōu Hon (Shinjō - Akita), JR East: Rikuu-sai	148.6	Shinjō-shi

Traffic pattern
The traffic pattern shown does not include all details and could change at any time.

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Local	Fukushima - Niwasaka	5/d	8m	52 km/h
	Fukushima - Yonezawa	6/day	46 min	52 km/h
	Yonezawa - Yamagata	18/day	44 min	64 km/h
	Yamagata - Tendō	1/day	19 min	42 km/h
	Yamagata - Murayama	4/day	33 min	48 km/h
	Yamagata - Shinjō	14/day	1h06	56 km/h

Yamagata Shinkansen 山形新幹線 Shinkansen

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Sendai & Yamagata Fukushima

Opened	July 1, 1992	Fukushima - Yamagata
Opened	Dec 4, 1999	Yamagata - Shinjō
Fastest train	1h46
Average speed	84 km/h

The Ōu line Fukushima - Shinjō is rebuilt to standard gauge and is used both for the Yamagata Shinkansen and for local trains.
The Tsubasa trains are in most cases coupled to the Yamabiko trains between Tōkyō and Fukushima.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Fukushima	Abukyū: Abukuma kyūkō (Abukuma express), Fukushima: Iizaka, JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen, JR East: Tōhoku Hon (Kuroiso - Sendai)	0.0	Fukushima-shi	Fukushima
Map	Map	Yonezawa	JR East: Yonesaka	40.1	Yonezawa-shi	Yamagata
Map	Map	Takahata		49.9	Takahata-machi
Map	Map	Akayu	Yamagata: Flower (Furawa) Nagai	56.1	Nanyō-shi
Map	Map	Kaminoyama-onsen		75.0	Kaminoyama-shi
Map	Map	Yamagata	JR East: Senzan, JR East: Aterazawa	87.1	Yamagata-shi
Map	Map	Tendō		100.4	Tendō-shi
Map	Map	Sakurambo Higashine		108.1	Higashine-shi
Map	Map	Murayama		113.5	Murayama-shi
Map	Map	Ōishida		126.9	Ōishida-machi
Map	Map	Shinjō	JR East: Rikuu-tō, JR East: Ōu Hon (Shinjō - Akita), JR East: Rikuu-sai	148.6	Shinjō-shi

Traffic pattern
The traffic pattern was accurate at: Aug 6, 2010

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Fastest train	Average speed
Shinkansen	Tsubasa つばさ	Tōkyō - Fukushima - Yamagata - Shinjō	8	3h15	124 km/h
		Tōkyō - Fukushima - Yamagata	8	1h45	196 km/h
		Yamagata - Shinjō	1	48 min	77 km/h

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This page is updated Aug 20, 2010