Iwate Galaxy Railway Line

The Iwate Galaxy Railway Line (いわて銀河鉄道線, Iwate Ginga Tetsudō-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the "third sector" publicly and privately owned operator Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. It connects Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Metoki Station in Sannohe, Aomori.

Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
IGR 7000 series EMU at Morioka Station, June 2023
Overview
OwnerIwate Galaxy Railway Company
LocaleIwate Prefecture
Termini
  • Morioka
  • Metoki
Stations16
Service
Rolling stockIGR 7000 series (701 series) EMUs
History
Opened1 December 2002
Technical
Line length82.0 km (51.0 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20,000 V AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)
Route map
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen
JR East: Tōhoku Main Line
0.0
 Morioka
JR East: Yamada Line
JR East: Tazawako Line（Akita Shinkansen）
Iwate Galaxy Railway Control Center
3.2
 Aoyama
Tokusa River
5.6
 Kuriyagawa
9.0
 Nagano Signal
to 1968
10.2
 Sugo
12.2
 Takizawa
16.6
 Shibutami
21.3
 Kōma
JR East: Hanawa Line
26.9
 Iwate-Kawaguchi
32.0
 Iwate-Numakunai
37.3
 Midō
41.6
 Yachi Signal
to 1949
44.4
 Okunakayama-Kōgen
48.4
 Nishioka Signal
to 1966
52.2
 Kotsunagi
55.3
 Takimi Signal
to 1967
59.8
 Kozuya
64.5
 Ichinohe
67.6
 Torigoe Signal
to 1968
70.8
 Ninohe
73.7
 Tomai
78.4
 Kintaichi-Onsen
82.0
 Metoki
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen
Aoimori Railway Line

Formerly part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tohoku Main Line, it was separated from 1 December 2002 with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen which parallels the route. JR Freight services continue to travel over the line.

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