Abukuma Kyuko

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title: "Abukuma Kyuko" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["railway-companies-of-japan", "abukuma-express-line", "companies-based-in-fukushima-prefecture", "date,-fukushima", "1984-establishments-in-japan", "japanese-third-sector-railway-lines"] description: "Railway company in Fukushima, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abukuma_Kyuko" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway company in Fukushima, Japan ::

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Field	Value
name	Abukuma Express Co., Ltd.
native_name	阿武隈急行株式会社
native_name_lang	ja
logo	Abukyu logo.svg
logo_upright	0.4
image	Abukuma-kyuko-AB900-1,2.jpg
image_caption	AB900 series train on the Abukuma Express Line at Tsukinoki Station
type	Third sector
industry	Rail transport
foundation
location_city	Date, Fukushima
location_country	Japan
area_served	Northern Fukushima and southwest Miyagi prefectures
services	Abukuma Express Line
homepage
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Abukuma Express Co., Ltd. is a third-sector railway company headquartered in Date, Fukushima, Japan. Its sole service is the Abukuma Express Line.

History

Abukuma Express was founded on 5 April 1984 as a third-sector railway operator to take over operations of Japanese National Railways' Marumori Line, which ran 17.4 km between Marumori Station and Tsukinoki Station. An application for a railway operating license covering the full route between Fukushima and Marumori was submitted on 24 December 1984. The license was granted on 27 February 1985, followed by approval of construction works on 2 March 1985, allowing electrification of the existing section and the resumption of construction on previously unfinished segments.

The Marumori Line was provisionally reopened as the Abukuma Express Line on 1 July 1986, following its transfer from Japanese National Railways to Abukuma Express, with services initially operated as a non-electrified line between Tsukinoki and Marumori.

The line was extended south to Fukushima Station on 1 July 1988, completing the full route between Fukushima and Marumori and the entire line was electrified using overhead supply.

Operations were suspended across the entire line following damage from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, with services gradually restored in stages and full operations resuming on 16 May 2011. All services were again suspended on 12 October 2019 due to damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis; partial service resumed later that month, and full operations between Fukushima and Tsukinoki were restored on 31 October 2020. Another suspension occurred following the 2022 Fukushima earthquake on 16 March 2022, with services progressively reinstated and full operations resuming on 27 June 2022.

Operations

Main article: Abukuma Express Line

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

Rolling stock

Current vehicles

• — two-car electric multiple units introduced in 1988 consisting of AM8100 and AT8100 cars. , two sets were in service.
• AB900 series — two-car electric multiple units introduced in July 2019 to replace the aging 8100 series, with plans to standardize the fleet on this model. , seven sets are in service. File:Abukumakyuko-A8100.JPG|8100 series File:Abukuma-kyuko-AB900-1,2.jpg|AB900 series

Past vehicles

• — Five diesel railcars borrowed from JNR for the provisional opening of the line in 1986. Following the full opening of the line in 1988 and the introduction of the 8100 series electric multiple units, these vehicles were returned to JR East, JNR’s successor.
• — A single three-car train acquired from JR East used between 30 October 2008 and 26 March 2016. It was used primarily on selected weekday morning and evening services. File:Abukuma Kyuko A417 in Tomino.jpg|A417 series

Ownership

The shareholders of Abukuma Express are primarily the local and prefectural governments along its route. Its only private-sector shareholder is Fukushima Transportation, which holds a 20% stake and shares a platform with Abukuma Express at Fukushima Station.

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Shareholder	Number of shares	Percentage of shares
Fukushima Prefecture	8,400	28.0%
Miyagi Prefecture	7,680	25.6%
Fukushima Transportation	6,000	20.0%
Fukushima City	1,836	6.1%
Date	1,568	5.2%
Kakuda	1,504	5.0%
Marumori	1,062	3.6%
Sendai	398	1.3%
Shibata	221	0.7%
Natori	221	0.7%
Iwanuma	221	0.7%
Shiroishi	150	0.5%
Nine unnamed shareholders	739	2.5%
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References

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu. (July 2002). "データブック日本の私鉄". Neko Publishing.
2. (21 February 2019). "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". Excite Japan Co., Ltd..
3. (2 July 2019). "『新型車両』始動！ＡＢ９００系　阿武隈急行、開業以来初導入". The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun.
4. 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". Mynavi Corporation.

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