Gonō Line

The is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshu. The line stretches 147.2 km (91.5 mi) along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations. The Gonō Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Station list For the Resort Shirakami rapid service, please see its article. Trains may pass at stations marked "◇", "v", or "^".

StationJapaneseDistance (km)Transfers LocationBetweenstationsTotalRapid東能代 -0.0● Ōu Main LinevNoshiroAkita能代3.93.9● ◇向能代2.26.1↑ ｜北能代3.29.3↑ ｜鳥形1.911.2↑ ｜沢目2.914.1↑ ｜Happō, Yamamoto District東八森3.918.0↑ ｜八森4.722.7↑ ｜滝ノ間1.824.5↑ ｜あきた白神1.626.1● ｜岩館3.029.1● ◇大間越10.839.9↑ ｜Fukaura, Nishitsugaru DistrictAomori白神岳登山口2.442.3↑ ｜松神2.444.7↑ ｜十二湖1.946.6● ｜陸奥岩崎4.350.9↑ ｜陸奥沢辺2.753.6↑ ｜ウェスパ椿山2.456.0● ｜艫作1.957.9↑ ｜横磯3.561.4↑ ｜深浦5.566.9● ◇広戸3.970.8↑ ｜追良瀬2.172.9↑ ｜驫木3.176.0↑ ｜風合瀬3.079.0↑ ｜大戸瀬4.983.9↑ ｜千畳敷 2.186.0● ｜北金ヶ沢4.690.6● ◇陸奥柳田2.793.3↑ ｜陸奥赤石4.197.4↑ ｜Ajigasawa, Nishitsugaru District鰺ヶ沢6.4103.8● ◇鳴沢4.5108.3● ｜越水2.7111.0● ｜Tsugaru陸奥森田3.4114.5● ｜中田 2.4116.9● ｜木造2.6119.5● ｜五所川原5.2125.7● Tsugaru Railway Line ()◇Goshogawara陸奥鶴田6.0131.7● ｜Tsuruta, Kitatsugaru District鶴泊2.4134.1● ｜板柳4.8138.9● ◇Itayanagi, Kitatsugaru District林崎3.0141.9● ｜Fujisaki, Minamitsugaru District藤崎 2.8144.7● ｜川部2.5147.2● Ōu Main Line^Inakadate, Minamitsugaru DistrictMost trains have through service to station on the Ōu Main Line

Rolling stock

KiHa 40 series DMU HB-E300 series DMU GV-E400 series DMU

History The first section of the Gonō Line was opened by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) from Higashi-Noshiro to Noshiro in 1908. When every JGR railway line was assigned a line name on October 12, 1909, this short railway was named the . In 1926 it was extended to Iwadate and in 1932 extended to .

The private began operations on September 25, 1918 linking Kawabe with . The line was extended to on October 21, 1924 with the extension called the . The line was extended to on May 15, 1925. The company was nationalized in 1927, with the Goshogawara Line being absorbed into the Mutsu Railway. The line was extended to on November 26, 1929 and connected to the Gonō Line on July 30, 1936, at which time the entire line adopted its current name.

A CTC system was installed in 1986. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, the Gonō Line came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Gonō Line

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