Shimokita (train)
The Shimokita (しもきた) is a "Rapid" limited-stop train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Aoimori Railway Line, which runs from Aomori and Hachinohe to Ōminato via the former Tōhoku Main Line and Ōminato Line.[1]
JR East KiHa 100 series DMU car KiHa 100-202 at Aomori Station on a Shimokita rapid service in February 2004 | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Rapid |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Aomori Prefecture |
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Route | |
Start | Aomori, Hachinohe |
End | Ōminato |
Service frequency | 1 round trip service to Aomori, 3 round trip services daily to Hachinohe |
Line(s) used | Ōminato Line |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Monoclass |
Catering facilities | None |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | KiHa 100 series DMUs |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | none |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
Service pattern
One daily round trip service to Aomori, and three round trip services daily to Hachinohe.[2]
Station list
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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Between stations |
Total | |||||
Aomori | 青森 | - | 0.0 | Ōu Main Line, Tsugaru Line | Aomori | Aomori |
Higashi-Aomori | 東青森 | 5.8 | 5.8 | |||
Asamushi-Onsen | 浅虫温泉 | 11.4 | 17.2 | |||
Kominato | 小湊 | 10.2 | 27.4 | Hiranai | ||
Noheji | 野辺地 | 17.2 | 44.6 | Aoimori Railway Line | Noheji | |
Mutsu-Yokohama | 陸奥横浜 | 30.1 | 74.7 | Yokohama | ||
Shimokita | 下北 | 25.3 | 100 | Mutsu | ||
Ōminato | 大湊 | 2.9 | 102.9 |
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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Between stations |
Total | |||||
Hachinohe | 八戸 | - | 0.0 | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Hachinohe Line, Aoimori Railway Line | Hachinohe | Aomori |
Shimoda | 下田 | 11.1 | 11.1 | Oirase | ||
Misawa | 三沢 | 9.9 | 21 | Misawa | ||
Kamikitachō | 上北町 | 10.5 | 31.5 | Tōhoku | ||
Noheji | 野辺地 | 19.9 | 51.4 | Aoimori Railway Line | Noheji | |
Mutsu-Yokohama | 陸奥横浜 | 30.1 | 81.5 | Yokohama | ||
Shimokita | 下北 | 25.3 | 106.8 | Mutsu | ||
Ōminato | 大湊 | 2.9 | 109.7 |
History
Semi express (1961 - 1965)
The Shimokita name was first used on 15 September 1961 for a semi express service which operated between Morioka in Iwate Prefecture and Ōwani in Aomori Prefecture via Aomori.[3] This was discontinued on 30 September 1965, replaced by the Michinoku service.[3]
Express (1966 - 1982)
The Shimokita name was subsequently used from 1 October 1966 for an express service which operated between Morioka and Ikarigaseki in the down direction and between Ōwani and Morioka in the up direction.[3] This was discontinued on 14 November 1982.[3]
Rapid (1993 - )
The Shimokita name was revived in 1993 when new KiHa 100 series DMU trains were introduced on the former Usori rapid services operating between Ōminato, Noheji, and Aomori.[4]
References
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- 12月4日ダイヤ改正後の青森地区列車運転体系 [Operating pattern of Aomori area trains following 4 December timetable revision]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39 no. 320. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. December 2010. pp. 24–25.
- "Rapid (Ominato - Noheji - Aomori)". www.jreast.co.jp.
- Teramoto, Mitsuteru (23 July 2001). 国鉄・JR列車名大辞典 [JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 277–278. ISBN 4-88732-093-0.
- 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995] (in Japanese). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 32.