Towada Kanko Electric Railway Moha 7700 Series train
The Towada Kanko Electric Railway (??????? Towada Kanko Dentetsu) is a company that operates the Towada Kanko Electric Railway Line, which connects Misawa Station in the city of Misawa and Towada-shi Station in the city of Towada, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The company also operates bus service. It has its headquarters in Towada. People in the area refer to the company as Totetsu.
History
- 1914: Towada Rail Company established
- 1917: Rail permit received
- 1920: Regional rail permit received
- 1920: Name changed to Towada Tetsudo Kabushika-gaisha
- 1922: Rail line opened (Komaki –Sanbongi)
- 1941: Company purchases area transportation businesses
- 1943: Land-Transportation Law reorganizes regional transportation businesses
- 1951: Rail line electrified; gauge widened from 762 to 1067 mm
- 1951: Company took present name
- 1955: Company begins sightseeing boat service on Lake Towada
- 1969: Kokusai Kogyo takes company under its wing
- 2002: Operations commenced on Towada-shi–Hachinohe Line to Hachinohe Station
Rail operations
- Towada Kanko Electric Railway Line 14.7 km (Class 1 Railroad Operator) Eleven stations
As of April 1, 2003, the company has the following equipment:
- Moha 7200 stock: #7204, 7205
- Moha 7700 stock and Kuha 7900 stock (formerly Tokyu 7700): #7701 + 7901–7903
- Moha 3400 stock: #3401
- Moha 3600 stock: #3603
- ED300: #301
- ED400: #402
- Tora 300: #301, 302
Bus operations
In addition to local service in Aomori Prefecture, the company operates Sirius overnight service from Towada and Hachinohe to Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and Bluestar overnight service from Towada via Aomori to Ikebukuro and Shibuya, Tokyo. Daytime Umineko service connects Hachinohe and Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, and Blue City service, Aomori and Sendai.
Boat operations
The Lake Towada Sightseeing Boat operate on two routes.
Subsidiaries
Towada Kanko has subsidiaries in the taxi, hotel, resort, supermarket and travel businesses.
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