Gonō Line

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title: "Gonō Line" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["gonō-line", "rail-transport-in-aomori-prefecture", "rail-transport-in-akita-prefecture", "lines-of-east-japan-railway-company", "1067-mm-gauge-railways-in-japan", "railway-lines-opened-in-1908", "1908-establishments-in-japan"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonō_Line" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Gonō Line
native_name	五能線
native_name_lang	ja
color
image	Gono-Line-Kiha48 Kumagera.jpg
image_width	300px
caption	Gono Line
type	Heavy rail
status	In operation
locale	Aomori, Akita prefectures
start
end
stations	43
open	1908
owner	JR East
operator	JR East
character	Rural and scenic
stock	GV-E400 series DMU, HB-E300 series DMU
linelength	147.2 km
tracks	Single track
gauge
electrification	None
speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
map	[[File:JR Gono Line linemap.svg
map_state	collapsed
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| box_width = | name = Gonō Line | native_name = 五能線 | native_name_lang = ja | color =
| logo = | logo_width = | image = Gono-Line-Kiha48 Kumagera.jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = Gono Line | system = | type = Heavy rail | status = In operation | locale = Aomori, Akita prefectures | start = | end = | stations = 43 | routes = | daily_ridership = | open = 1908 | close = | owner = JR East | operator = JR East | character = Rural and scenic | depot = | stock = GV-E400 series DMU, HB-E300 series DMU | linelength = 147.2 km | tracklength = | tracks = Single track | gauge = | electrification = None | speed = 85 km/h (53 mph) | elevation = | map = [[File:JR Gono Line linemap.svg|250px]] | map_state = collapsed The Gonō Line is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshu. The line stretches 147.2 km (91.5 mi) along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations. The Gonō Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/The_Gonō_Line_in_Akita_Prefecture.jpg" caption="The scenery from the train window"] ::

Station list

• For the Resort Shirakami rapid service, please see its article.
• Trains may pass at stations marked "◇", "v", or "^".

::data[format=table] | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | | Location | Between stations | Total | Rapid | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 東能代 | - | 0.0 | ● | Ōu Main Line | v | Noshiro | Akita | | | 能代 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ● | | ◇ | | | | | 向能代 | 2.2 | 6.1 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 北能代 | 3.2 | 9.3 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 鳥形 | 1.9 | 11.2 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 沢目 | 2.9 | 14.1 | ↑ | | ｜ | Happō, Yamamoto District | | | | 東八森 | 3.9 | 18.0 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 八森 | 4.7 | 22.7 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 滝ノ間 | 1.8 | 24.5 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | あきた白神 | 1.6 | 26.1 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 岩館 | 3.0 | 29.1 | ● | | ◇ | | | | | 大間越 | 10.8 | 39.9 | ↑ | | ｜ | Fukaura, Nishitsugaru District | Aomori | | | 白神岳登山口 | 2.4 | 42.3 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 松神 | 2.4 | 44.7 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 十二湖 | 1.9 | 46.6 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 陸奥岩崎 | 4.3 | 50.9 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 陸奥沢辺 | 2.7 | 53.6 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | ウェスパ椿山 | 2.4 | 56.0 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 艫作 | 1.9 | 57.9 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 横磯 | 3.5 | 61.4 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 深浦 | 5.5 | 66.9 | ● | | ◇ | | | | | 広戸 | 3.9 | 70.8 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 追良瀬 | 2.1 | 72.9 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 驫木 | 3.1 | 76.0 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 風合瀬 | 3.0 | 79.0 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 大戸瀬 | 4.9 | 83.9 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 千畳敷 | 2.1 | 86.0 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 北金ヶ沢 | 4.6 | 90.6 | ● | | ◇ | | | | | 陸奥柳田 | 2.7 | 93.3 | ↑ | | ｜ | | | | | 陸奥赤石 | 4.1 | 97.4 | ↑ | | ｜ | Ajigasawa, Nishitsugaru District | | | | 鰺ヶ沢 | 6.4 | 103.8 | ● | | ◇ | | | | | 鳴沢 | 4.5 | 108.3 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 越水 | 2.7 | 111.0 | ● | | ｜ | Tsugaru | | | | 陸奥森田 | 3.4 | 114.5 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 中田 | 2.4 | 116.9 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 木造 | 2.6 | 119.5 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 五所川原 | 5.2 | 125.7 | ● | Tsugaru Railway Line ({{STN|Goshogawara|x | Tsugaru-Goshogawara}}) | ◇ | Goshogawara | | | 陸奥鶴田 | 6.0 | 131.7 | ● | | ｜ | Tsuruta, Kitatsugaru District | | | | 鶴泊 | 2.4 | 134.1 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 板柳 | 4.8 | 138.9 | ● | | ◇ | Itayanagi, Kitatsugaru District | | | | 林崎 | 3.0 | 141.9 | ● | | ｜ | Fujisaki, Minamitsugaru District | | | | 藤崎 | 2.8 | 144.7 | ● | | ｜ | | | | | 川部 | 2.5 | 147.2 | ● | Ōu Main Line | ^ | Inakadate, Minamitsugaru District | | | Most trains have through service to station on the Ōu Main Line | | | | | | | | | ::

Rolling stock

Kiha48-520 Gono-Line.jpg|Kiha 40 series Series HB-E300.jpg|HB-E300 series "Resort Shirakami" Gono-Line GV-E402-20.jpg|GV-E400 series

• KiHa 40 series DMU
• HB-E300 series DMU
• GV-E400 series DMU

History

The first section of the Gonō Line was opened by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) from Higashi-Noshiro to Noshiro in 1908. When every JGR railway line was assigned a line name on October 12, 1909, this short railway was named the Noshiro Line. In 1926 it was extended to Iwadate and in 1932 extended to .

The private Mutsu Railway began operations on September 25, 1918 linking Kawabe with . The line was extended to on October 21, 1924 with the extension called the Goshogawara Line. The line was extended to on May 15, 1925. The company was nationalized in 1927, with the Goshogawara Line being absorbed into the Mutsu Railway. The line was extended to on November 26, 1929 and connected to the Gonō Line on July 30, 1936, at which time the entire line adopted its current name.

A CTC system was installed in 1986. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, the Gonō Line came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

References

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