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JR East Ōu hon (Fukushima - Shinjō)

 Yamagata

 Yamagata Shinkansen
JR East 東日本旅客鉄道 [JR東日本]  Higashi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō [JR East]     East Japan Railway

Ōu hon (Fukushima - Shinjō) 奥羽本線 JR railway      1435 mm     20 kV 50 Hz AC
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Ōu Main Line

AliasFrom - To
Yamagata Fukushima - Shinjō

Used by virtual lineFrom - To
Yamagata Shinkansen Fukushima - Shinjō

Opened1899 - 19031067 mmTracksDouble trackUzen-Nakayama - Yamagata
Regauged1992to 1435 mm Fukushima - YamagataSingle track (1435 mm)Yamagata - Uzen-Chitose
1999to 1435 mm Yamagata - ShinjōSingle track (1067 mm)Yamagata - Uzen-Chitose
TracksDouble trackFukushima - SekineSingle trackUzen-Chitose - Ashisawa
Single trackSekine - AkayuDouble trackAshisawa - Funagata
Double trackAkayu - km 61.6Single trackFunagata - Shinjō
Single trackKm 61.6 - Uzen-Nakayama
Ōu main line runs between Fukushima and Aomori. The section between Fukushima and Shinjō, a k a Yamagata line, is rebuilt to standard gauge and is used both for the Yamagata Shinkansen and for 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).
MapsKm
Station name Official name Furigana nameConnecting linesCityPrefecture
Mapion
Google 		0.0
 Fukushima福島ふくしま Abukuma: Abukuma kyūkō >Tsukinoki
Fukushima: Iizaka >Iizaka-onsen
JR East: Tōhoku hon >Kuroiso >Sendai
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen >Tōkyō >Shin-Aomori
Fukushima-shi Fukushima
Mapion
Google 		3.8
 Sasakino笹木野ささきの
Mapion
Google 		6.9
 Niwasaka庭坂にわさか
Mapion
Google 		14.6
 Akaiwa赤岩あかいわ
Fukushima-shi
Mapion
Google 		21.2
 Itaya板谷いたや
Yonezawa-shi Yamagata
Mapion
Google 		24.5
 Tōge峠とうげ
Mapion
Google 		28.8
 Ōsawa大沢おおさわ
Mapion
Google 		34.8
 Sekine関根せきね
Mapion
Google 		40.1
 Yonezawa米沢よねざわ JR East: Yonesaka >Sakamachi
Mapion
Google 		45.6
 Oitama置賜おいたま
Mapion
Google 		49.9
 Takahata高畠たかはた
Takahata-machi
Mapion
Google 		56.1
 Akayu赤湯あかゆ Yamagata: Flower Nagai >Arato
Nanyō-shi
Mapion
Google 		64.4
 Nakagawa中川なかがわ
Mapion
Google 		68.3
 Uzen-Nakayama羽前中山うぜんなかやま
Kaminoyama-shi
Mapion
Google 		75.0
 Kaminoyama-onsenかみのやま温泉かみのやまおんせん
Mapion
Google 		77.8
 Mokichikinenkan-mae茂吉記念館前もきちきねんかんまえ
Mapion
Google 		81.8
 Zaō蔵王ざおう
Yamagata-shi
Mapion
Google 		87.1# Yamagata山形やまがた
Mapion
Google 		89.0 Kita-Yamagata北山形きたやまがた JR East: Aterazawa >Aterazawa
Mapion
Google 		91.9 Uzen-Chitose羽前千歳うぜんちとせ JR East: Senzan >Sendai
Mapion
Google 		93.6
 Minami-Dewa南出羽みなみでわ
Mapion
Google 		94.9
 Urushiyama漆山うるしやま
Mapion
Google 		97.0
 Takatama高擶たかたま
Tendō-shi
Mapion
Google 		98.3
 Tendō-minami天童南てんどうみなみ
Mapion
Google 		100.4
 Tendō天童てんどう
Mapion
Google 		103.4
 Midaregawa乱川みだれがわ
Mapion
Google 		106.3
 Jimmachi神町じんまち
Higashine-shi
Mapion
Google 		108.1
 Sakurambo-Higashineさくらんぼ東根さくらんぼひがしね
Mapion
Google 		110.6
 Higashine東根ひがしね
Mapion
Google 		113.5
 Murayama村山むらやま
Murayama-shi
Mapion
Google 		121.5
 Sodesaki袖崎そでさき
Mapion
Google 		126.9
 Ōishida大石田おおいしだ
Ōishida-machi
Mapion
Google 		130.8
 Kita-Ōishida北大石田きたおおいしだ
Mapion
Google 		133.7
 Ashisawa芦沢あしさわ
Obanazawa-shi
Mapion
Google 		140.3
 Funagata舟形ふながた
Funagata-machi
Mapion
Google 		148.6
 Shinjō新庄しんじょう JR East: Ōu hon >Akita
JR East: Rikuu-sai >Sakata
JR East: Rikuu-tō >Kogota
Shinjō-shi

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Traffic notes
The Ōu 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.

Yamagata 山形線
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Ōu Main Line
Real line nameFrom - To
JR East: Ōu hon (Fukushima - Shinjō) Fukushima - Shinjō


Yamagata Shinkansen 山形新幹線 Shinkansen [Virtual line]      1435 mm     20 kV 50 Hz AC
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Yamagata Shinkansen

Opened1992Fukushima - Yamagata
1999Yamagata - Shinjō
Yamagata Shinkansen uses the Ōu main line Fukushima - Shinjō which is rebuilt to standard gauge.
Real line nameFrom - To
JR East: Ōu hon (Fukushima - Shinjō) Fukushima - Shinjō

MapsKmStation name Official name Furigana nameConnecting linesCityPrefecture
Mapion
Google 		0.0 Fukushima福島ふくしま Abukuma: Abukuma kyūkō >Tsukinoki
Fukushima: Iizaka >Iizaka-onsen
JR East: Tōhoku hon >Kuroiso >Sendai
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen >Tōkyō >Shin-Aomori
Fukushima-shi Fukushima
Mapion
Google 		40.1 Yonezawa米沢よねざわ JR East: Yonesaka >Sakamachi
Yonezawa-shi Yamagata
Mapion
Google 		49.9 Takahata高畠たかはた
Takahata-machi
Mapion
Google 		56.1 Akayu赤湯あかゆ Yamagata: Flower Nagai >Arato
Nanyō-shi
Mapion
Google 		75.0 Kaminoyama-onsenかみのやま温泉かみのやまおんせん
Kaminoyama-shi
Mapion
Google 		87.1 Yamagata山形やまがた JR East: Aterazawa* >Aterazawa
JR East: Senzan* >Sendai
Yamagata-shi
Mapion
Google 		100.4 Tendō天童てんどう
Tendō-shi
Mapion
Google 		108.1 Sakurambo-Higashineさくらんぼ東根さくらんぼひがしね
Higashine-shi
Mapion
Google 		113.5 Murayama村山むらやま
Murayama-shi
Mapion
Google 		126.9 Ōishida大石田おおいしだ
Ōishida-machi
Mapion
Google 		148.6 Shinjō新庄しんじょう JR East: Ōu hon >Akita
JR East: Rikuu-sai >Sakata
JR East: Rikuu-tō >Kogota
Shinjō-shi

Traffic notes
Between Tōkyō and Fukushima, "Tsubasa" normally runs together with "Yamabiko" bound for Sendai.

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This page is updated Mar 29, 2023