The Sanriku Railway (三陸鉄道, Sanriku Tetsudō) is a railway company in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan. The company and its lines are also known as Santetsu (三鉄). The company was founded in 1981, as the first "third sector" (half public, half private) railway line in the country, excluding special cases such as freight railways in seaports. Its lines are former Japanese National Railways (JNR) lines, that were going to be closed. Santetsu acquired these lines in 1984. The company also operates a travel agency and other businesses.
The Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the Miyako to Taro section in 1972 and the Kuji to Fudai section in 1975. It constructed the Taro to Fudai section, and transferred the entire line to Sanriku on the day it opened in 1984. The line features 42 tunnels, including the Masaki (6,532 m) and Omoto (5,174 m) tunnels, both opened in 1984.
Minami-Rias LineEdit
JNR opened the Sakari to Ryori section in 1970, extending the line to Yoshihama in 1973. It constructed the section to Kamaishi and transferred the entire line to Sanriku on the day it opened in 1984. The line features 20 tunnels.[citation needed]
2011 earthquake and tsunami damageEdit
Both lines were heavily damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1] The two lines suffered damage at 300 locations, including damage to station buildings and bridges. The tsunami washed away 5.8 km of railway tracks on the lines. Full restoration of service on the lines was completed in April 2014.[2]
Diesel railcars damaged by the earthquake and tsunami were replaced by three new diesel railcars funded by Kuwait. The new cars were introduced in January 2014.[3]
The two sections of the Sanriku Railway were for a long time separated by a destroyed segment of the Yamada Line.
On 23 March 2019, the Yamada Line section from Miyako to Kamaishi was reopened and transferred to Sanriku Railway. This joined up with the Kita-Rias Line on one side and the Minami-Rias Line on the other, which together constitutes the entire Rias Line restored. The result is a resumption of continuous rail service between Kuji and Sakari Station where it links with the Ōfunato Line.[4][5]
Typhoon Hagibis damageEdit
Following the Typhoon Hagibis in 2019 which caused further damage to the railway, the operator Sanriku Railway Co,.Ltd. have received around ¥40 million in donations to help with repairs.[6]
^"Tsunami-hit Sanriku line fully operational". The Japan Times. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
^三陸鉄道、新車両3両投入へ [Sanriku Railway to introduce 3 new cars]. Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). Japan: Asahi Interactive. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
^三陸鉄道はいま、ひとつにつながるリアス線 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^東日本大震災 復興鉄路つながった ８年ぶり宮古－釜石、三陸鉄道に [Great East Japan Earthquake Railway have been rebuilt and connected after 8 years reconstruction between Miyako-Kamaishi, Sanriku Railway]. mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^"Sanriku Railway, icon of 3/11 recovery, back to full service after typhoon". The Japan Times. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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The Sanriku Railway 三陸鉄道 Sanriku Tetsudō is a railway company in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan The company and its lines are also known as Santetsu 三鉄 The company was founded in 1981 as the first third sector half public half private railway line in the country excluding special cases such as freight railways in seaports Its lines are former Japanese National Railways JNR lines that were going to be closed Santetsu acquired these lines in 1984 The company also operates a travel agency and other businesses Santetsu 36 700 series DMU Contents 1 Lines 2 Rias Line 2 1 Station list 3 History 3 1 Kita Rias Line 3 2 Minami Rias Line 3 3 2011 earthquake and tsunami damage 3 4 Typhoon Hagibis damage 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLines Edit Rias Line リアス線 163 0 km Sakari Kuji Rias Line EditRias Line nbsp A train crossing the Ōsawa Viaduct September 2015OverviewNative nameリアス線StatusIn operationOwnerSanriku RailwayLocaleIwate PrefectureTerminiSakariKujiStations41ServiceTypeHeavy railOperator s Sanriku RailwayRolling stockSanriku Railway 36 series DMUHistoryOpenedFormer JR East Yamada Line joined with Kita Rias and Minami Rias Line on 23 March 2019 to make Rias LineTechnicalLine length163 0 km 101 3 mi Number of tracksEntire line single trackedCharacterRuralTrack gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in ElectrificationNoneOperating speed90 km h 56 mph Route mapLegendRias Linekm nbsp Iwate Development RailwayDaily city line amp Akasaki line nbsp nbsp 0 0 Sakari nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp JR East Kesennuma Line amp Ōfunato Line nbsp nbsp nbsp Sakari River nbsp nbsp nbsp Iwate Development RailwayAkasaki Line nbsp Sano tunnel nbsp Nochinoiri River nbsp 3 7 Rikuzen Akasaki nbsp Ryōri tunnel nbsp nbsp 9 1 Ryōri nbsp 9 8 Shirahama Coast closedc 1992 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2nd Shirahama tunnel nbsp 12 0 Koishihama nbsp Koishihama tunnel nbsp nbsp 14 3 Horei nbsp Horei tunnel nbsp nbsp Tomari River nbsp nbsp 17 0 Sanriku nbsp Urahama River nbsp Rasho tunnel nbsp Yoshihama River nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 6 Yoshihama nbsp Shirakizawa River nbsp nbsp Hodai tunnel nbsp Kumano River nbsp Kumaki tunnel nbsp 27 7 Tōni nbsp Katagishi River nbsp Ishizuka tunnel nbsp 33 1 Heita nbsp Kamaishi tunnel nbsp nbsp nbsp Owatari River Kasshi River nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 36 6 Kamaishi nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp JR East Kamaishi Line nbsp Kamaishi tunnel nbsp 3rd Mizuumi River bridge nbsp 2nd Mizuumi River bridge nbsp 1st Mizuumi River bridge nbsp 3rd Mizuumi tunnel nbsp 2nd Mizuumi tunnel nbsp 1st Mizuumi tunnel nbsp 42 7 Ryōishi nbsp Koi no Toge tunnel nbsp 2nd Unosumai bridge nbsp 44 9 Unosumai nbsp 1st Unosumai bridge nbsp Katagishi bridge nbsp Ōtsuchi tunnel nbsp Kozuchi River nbsp 48 9 Ōtsuchi nbsp Ōtsuchi River bridge nbsp Kirikiri tunnel nbsp 52 3 Kirikiri nbsp Namiita River bridge nbsp 54 1 Namiitakaigan nbsp 3rd Osawa tunnel nbsp 2nd Osawa tunnel nbsp 1st Osawa tunnel nbsp 60 5 Iwate Funakoshi nbsp Funakoshi tunnel nbsp 2nd plant tunnel nbsp 1st plant tunnel nbsp 2nd Orikasa River bridge nbsp 1st Orikasa River bridge nbsp Orikasa tunnel nbsp 64 3 Orikasa nbsp 65 5 Rikuchu Yamada nbsp Yamada tunnel nbsp Sekiguchi River bridge nbsp Sekiguchi tunnel nbsp Matsuri no kami tunnel nbsp Toyomane River bridge nbsp 76 6 Toyomane nbsp Arakawa River bridge nbsp 80 7 Haraigawa nbsp 82 8 Tsugaruishi nbsp 88 2 Yagisawa Miyakotandai nbsp 90 0 Sokei nbsp Sokei tunnel nbsp nbsp Rasa IndustriesMiyako factory dedicated line nbsp Hei River bridge nbsp nbsp Miyako Port closed1984 nbsp 92 0 Miyako nbsp nbsp JR East Yamada Line nbsp Nagane tunnel 562 nbsp 93 6 Yamaguchi Danchi nbsp Yamaguchi Danchi tunnel 137 nbsp 2nd Yamaguchi tunnel 213 nbsp Saru tōge Monkey Pass tunnel 2 870 nbsp 98 2 Ichinowatari nbsp Ichinowatari tunnel 2 245 nbsp 1st Sabane tunnel 62 nbsp 101 1 Sabane nbsp 2nd Sabane tunnel 308 nbsp Horino tunnel 35 nbsp 1st Shoko tunnel 43 nbsp 2nd Shoko tunnel 169 nbsp Ainoyama tunnel 489 nbsp 104 7 Tarō nbsp 1st Taro tunnel 55 nbsp 105 2 Shin Tarō nbsp 2nd Taro tunnel 255 nbsp 3rd Taro tunnel 357 nbsp Masaki tunnel 6 532 nbsp 113 5 Settai nbsp Settai tunnel 2 446 nbsp Omoto River nbsp 117 1 Iwaizumi Omoto nbsp Omoto tunnel 5 174 nbsp Kiriushi tunnel 1 824 nbsp Hamako tunnel 529 nbsp 125 6 Shimanokoshi nbsp Matsumae River nbsp 1st Shimanokoshi tunnel 216 nbsp Koikorobe bridge nbsp 2nd Shimanokoshi tunnel 723 nbsp Haipesawa bridge nbsp Hirai tunnel 655 nbsp 127 6 Tanohata nbsp Raga tunnel 1 271 nbsp Akito tunnel 140 nbsp Fudai tunnel 4 700 nbsp 136 9 Fudai nbsp 3rd power tunnel 862 nbsp 2nd power tunnel 58 nbsp nbsp 140 3 Shiraikaigan nbsp 3rd Shirai tunnel 371 nbsp 2nd Shirai tunnel 35 nbsp 1st Shirai tunnel 1 540 nbsp Osawa bridge nbsp Osawa tunnel 69 nbsp Hiroshi Mukai tunnel 180 nbsp Horinai tunnel 225 nbsp 143 4 Horinai nbsp 2nd Anke tunnel 381 nbsp Akegawa bridge nbsp 1st Anke tunnel 687 nbsp Zenigami tunnel 191 nbsp Sekimon tunnel 510 nbsp 147 9 Noda Tamagawa nbsp Tamagawa tunnel 222 nbsp Yoneda tunnel 300 nbsp Tofugaura tunnel 290 nbsp 149 6 Tofugaura Kaigan nbsp 149 6 Tofugaura 1986 94 nbsp 151 9 Rikuchu Noda nbsp 155 3 Rikuchu Ube nbsp Ube tunnel 887 nbsp Nagauchi River nbsp 163 0 Kuji nbsp JR East Hachinohe Linekm lengthin mThis diagram viewtalkedit nbsp Line mapRed Kita Riasu LineBlue Minami Riasu LineStation list Edit Station Distance km Transfers LocationName Japanese Between Stations TotalSakari 盛 0 0 Ōfunato Line BRT service Ōfunato IwateRikuzen Akasaki 陸前赤崎 3 7 3 7Ryōri 綾里 5 4 9 1Koishihama 恋し浜 2 9 12 0Horei 甫嶺 2 3 14 3Sanriku 三陸 2 7 17 0Yoshihama 吉浜 4 6 21 6Tōni 唐丹 6 1 27 7 Kamaishi IwateHeita 平田 5 4 33 1Kamaishi 釜石 3 5 36 6 Kamaishi LineRyōishi 両石 6 1 42 7Unosumai 鵜住居 2 2 44 9Ōtsuchi 大槌 4 0 48 9 Ōtsuchi IwateKirikiri 吉里吉里 3 4 52 3Namiita Kaigan 浪板海岸 1 8 54 1Iwate Funakoshi 岩手船越 6 4 60 5 Yamada IwateOrikasa 織笠 3 8 63 3Rikuchu Yamada 陸中山田 1 2 65 5Toyomane 豊間根 11 1 76 6Haraigawa 払川 4 1 80 7 Miyako IwateTsugaruishi 津軽石 2 1 82 8Yagisawa Miyakotandai 八木沢 宮古短大駅 5 4 88 2Sokei 磯鶏 1 8 90 0Miyako 宮古 2 0 92 0 Yamada LineYamaguchi Danchi 山口団地 1 6 93 6Ichinowatari 一の渡 4 6 98 2Sabane 佐羽根 2 9 101 1Tarō 田老 3 6 104 7Shin Tarō 新田老 0 5 105 2Settai 摂待 8 3 113 5Iwaizumi Omoto 岩泉小本 3 6 117 1 Iwaizumi IwateShimanokoshi 島越 8 5 125 6 Tanohata IwateTanohata 田野畑 2 0 127 6Fudai 普代 9 3 136 9 Fudai IwateShiraikaigan 白井海岸 3 4 140 3Horinai 堀内 3 1 143 4Noda Tamagawa 野田玉川 4 5 147 9 Noda IwateTofugaura Kaigan 十府ヶ浦海岸 1 7 149 6Rikuchu Noda 陸中野田 2 3 151 9Rikuchu Ube 陸中宇部 3 4 155 3 Kuji IwateKuji 久慈 7 7 163 0 Hachinohe LineHistory EditKita Rias Line Edit The Japanese National Railways JNR opened the Miyako to Taro section in 1972 and the Kuji to Fudai section in 1975 It constructed the Taro to Fudai section and transferred the entire line to Sanriku on the day it opened in 1984 The line features 42 tunnels including the Masaki 6 532 m and Omoto 5 174 m tunnels both opened in 1984 Minami Rias Line Edit JNR opened the Sakari to Ryori section in 1970 extending the line to Yoshihama in 1973 It constructed the section to Kamaishi and transferred the entire line to Sanriku on the day it opened in 1984 The line features 20 tunnels citation needed 2011 earthquake and tsunami damage Edit Both lines were heavily damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 1 The two lines suffered damage at 300 locations including damage to station buildings and bridges The tsunami washed away 5 8 km of railway tracks on the lines Full restoration of service on the lines was completed in April 2014 2 Diesel railcars damaged by the earthquake and tsunami were replaced by three new diesel railcars funded by Kuwait The new cars were introduced in January 2014 3 The two sections of the Sanriku Railway were for a long time separated by a destroyed segment of the Yamada Line On 23 March 2019 the Yamada Line section from Miyako to Kamaishi was reopened and transferred to Sanriku Railway This joined up with the Kita Rias Line on one side and the Minami Rias Line on the other which together constitutes the entire Rias Line restored The result is a resumption of continuous rail service between Kuji and Sakari Station where it links with the Ōfunato Line 4 5 Typhoon Hagibis damage Edit Following the Typhoon Hagibis in 2019 which caused further damage to the railway the operator Sanriku Railway Co Ltd have received around 40 million in donations to help with repairs 6 See also EditList of railway companies in JapanReferences EditThis article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia 1 dead link Tsunami hit Sanriku line fully operational The Japan Times 5 April 2014 Retrieved 16 June 2014 三陸鉄道 新車両3両投入へ Sanriku Railway to introduce 3 new cars Tetsudo com in Japanese Japan Asahi Interactive 22 June 2019 Retrieved 22 June 2012 三陸鉄道はいま ひとつにつながるリアス線 in Japanese Retrieved 14 June 2018 東日本大震災 復興鉄路つながった ８年ぶり宮古 釜石 三陸鉄道に Great East Japan Earthquake Railway have been rebuilt and connected after 8 years reconstruction between Miyako Kamaishi Sanriku Railway mainichi jp in Japanese Japan The Mainichi Newspapers Co Ltd 23 March 2019 Retrieved 24 March 2019 Sanriku Railway icon of 3 11 recovery back to full service after typhoon The Japan Times 20 March 2020 Retrieved 10 March 2021 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sanriku Railway Official website in English Official website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sanriku Railway amp oldid 1180316170 Rias Line, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
