Rikuu East Line
The Rikuu East Line is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East [Japan Railway Company]. It connects Kogota Station in Misato, Miyagi Prefecture to Shinjō Station in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, acting as a connector between the Tōhoku Main Line, Ōu Main Line, and Tōhoku Shinkansen in the southern Tōhoku region, and provides access to north-western Miyagi Prefecture and north-eastern Yamagata Prefecture.
Its name refers to the ancient provinces of Mutsu and Dewa and Uzen ), which the line connects.
Due to heavy rainfall in July 2024, all services on the section of the line between and the terminus Shinjō are currently suspended.
History
The Kogota - Naruko-Onsen section was opened in stages between 1913 and 1915, with the Shinjo - Naruko-Onsen section opened in stages between 1915 and 1917.CTC signalling was commissioned in 1983, and freight services ceased in 1987.
The line celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 3, 2017, with a special train hauled by JNR Class DE10 locomotives.
Former connecting lines
- Nishi-Furukawa station - A narrow gauge line ultimately extending to Tori-Machi, and connecting to the Senzan Line at Toshogu station, was opened by the Sendai City Council between 1922 and 1929. It closed in sections between 1937 and 1960.
Station list
- ｜ - Single-track
- ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
- ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point
Rolling stock
- KiHa 110 series DMUs
Past
- Resort Minori