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.
Company type | Third sector |
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Genre | Rail transport |
Founded | 5 April 1984 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Northern Fukushima Prefecture and southwest Miyagi Prefecture |
Services | Passenger railway |
Website | www |
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.
Rolling stock
- KiHa 22 seriesverification needed] (1986–1988)[
- A417 series[2] (former 417 series ; October 2008 – March 2016)
- 8100 series[3] (since 1988)
- AB900 series (since July 2019)[4]
- A417 series
- 8100 series
- AB900 series
Ownership
The shareholders of AbukumaExpress consist primarily of local and prefectural governments.
Shareholder | Number of shares | Percentage of shares |
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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% |
See also
References
External links
- Official website for AbukumaExpress