AbukumaExpress

AbukumaExpress

AbukumaExpress

Railway company in Fukushima, Japan


AbukumaExpress, Ltd. (阿武隈急行株式会社, Abukuma Kyūkō Kabushiki Gaisha) is a third-sector railway transportation company headquartered in Date, Fukushima, Japan.

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History

AbukumaExpress was founded on April 5, 1984, as a third-sector railway for the purpose of taking over operation of Japanese National Railways' Marumori Line, which ran 17.4 km and linked Marumori Station to Tsukinoki Station.[1]

The Marumori Line was reopened as the Abukuma Express Line on July 1, 1986, operated by AbukumaExpress.[1] The Abukuma Express Line was extended to Fukushima Station in the south from July 1, 1988.[1]

Operations

AbukumaExpress operates the Abukuma Express Line, which runs 54.9 km from Fukushima Station in the south to Tsukinoki Station in the north.

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Ownership

The shareholders of AbukumaExpress consist primarily of local and prefectural governments.

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References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-4-87366-874-1.
  2. Yasuhiro, Sasaki (24 May 2016). "阿武隈急行A417系5/28ラストラン! 臨時列車3本運行 - 引退記念きっぷも発売" [Abukuma Express A417 series 5/28 Last Run! 3 temporary trains-retirement ticket released]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. "阿武隈急行の新型車両AB900系電車が完成 JR貨物の「金太郎」にけん引されて福島へ" [Abukuma Express' new vehicle, the AB900 series train, is completed. Towed by JR Freight “Kintaro” to Fukushima]. excite.co.jp (in Japanese). Excite Japan Co., Ltd. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. "『新型車両』始動!AB900系 阿武隈急行、開業以来初導入" ["New vehicle" started! AB900 series Abukuma Express, first introduced since its opening]. minyu-net.com (in Japanese). The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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