# Rikuu East Line

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The Rikuu East Line (陸羽東線, Rikuu-tō-sen) is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kogota Station in Misato, Miyagi Prefecture to Shinjō Station in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, acting as a connector between the Tōhoku Main Line, Ōu Main Line, and Tōhoku Shinkansen in the southern Tōhoku region, and provides access to north-western Miyagi Prefecture and north-eastern Yamagata Prefecture.
Its name refers to the ancient provinces of Mutsu (陸奥) and Dewa (出羽) (or alternatively, the Meiji period provinces of Rikuzen (陸前) and Uzen (羽前)), which the line connects.

## History

The Kogota - Naruko-Onsen section was opened in stages between 1913 and 1915, with the Shinjo - Naruko-Onsen section opened in stages between 1915 and 1917.
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1983, and freight services ceased in 1987.
The line celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 3, 2017, with a special train hauled by JNR Class DE10 locomotives.

### Former connecting lines

* Nishi-Furukawa station - A 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge line ultimately extending 44 km (27 mi) to Tori-Machi, and connecting to the Senzan Line at Toshogu station, was opened by the Sendai City Council between 1922 and 1929. It closed in sections between 1937 and 1960.

## Station list

| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | | Location | Location |
| Kogota | 小牛田 | 0.0 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line ■ Ishinomaki Line | ∨ | Misato | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Kitaura | 北浦 | 4.5 | | ◇ | Misato | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Rikuzen-Yachi | 陸前谷地 | 6.6 | | ｜ | Misato | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Furukawa | 古川 | 9.4 | Tōhoku Shinkansen | ◇ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Tsukanome | 塚目 | 12.1 | | ｜ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Nishi-Furukawa | 西古川 | 15.9 | | ◇ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Higashi-Ōsaki | 東大崎 | 19.1 | | ｜ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Nishi-Ōsaki | 西大崎 | 21.9 | | ｜ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Iwadeyama | 岩出山 | 24.8 | | ◇ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Yūbikan | 有備館 | 25.8 | | ｜ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Kaminome | 上野目 | 28.6 | | ｜ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Ikezuki | 池月 | 32.4 | | ◇ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Kawatabi-Onsen | 川渡温泉 | 38.8 | | ◇ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Naruko-Gotenyu | 鳴子御殿湯 | 42.7 | | ｜ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Naruko-Onsen | 鳴子温泉 | 44.9 | | ◇ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Nakayamadaira-Onsen | 中山平温泉 | 50.0 | | ｜ | Ōsaki | Miyagi Prefecture |
| Sakaida | 堺田 | 55.3 | | ｜ | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Akakura-Onsen | 赤倉温泉 | 61.1 | | ｜ | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Tachikōji | 立小路 | 62.8 | | ｜ | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Mogami | 最上 | 65.6 | | ◇ | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Ōhori | 大堀 | 69.5 | | ｜ | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Usugi | 鵜杉 | 71.5 | | ｜ | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Semi-Onsen | 瀬見温泉 | 75.0 | | ｜ | Mogami | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Higashi-Nagasawa | 東長沢 | 81.0 | | ｜ | Funagata | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Nagasawa | 長沢 | 82.8 | | ｜ | Funagata | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Minami-Shinjō | 南新庄 | 89.2 | | ｜ | Shinjō | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Shinjō | 新庄 | 94.1 | Yamagata Shinkansen ■ Ōu Main Line ■ Rikuu West Line | ｜ | Shinjō | Yamagata Prefecture |
Symbols:
* ｜ - Single-track
* ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
* ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point

## Rolling stock

* KiHa 110 series DMUs

### Past

* Resort Minori