Kōnan Railway Company
| unlisted stock company | |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | March 27, 1926 |
| Headquarters | Hirakawa, Aomori, Japan |
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Area served
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Aomori Prefecture, Japan |
| Website | http://konantetsudo.jp/ |
The Kōnan Railway Company (弘南鉄道株式会社 Kōnan Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a railway company that provides transportation services in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The company operates two regional railway lines: the Kōnan Line, which connects Hirosaki Station in the city of Hirosaki and Kuroishi Station in the city of Kuroishi, and the Ōwani Line, which connects Hirosaki with Ōwani Station on the Ōu Main Line railway. The company also operates an extensive bus network. It is headquartered in the city of Hirakawa.
Between November 1, 1984 and April 1, 1998, the company also operated the Kuroishi Line, a former line of Japanese National Railways.
The company was founded on March 27, 1926, and began operations between Hirosaki and Tsugaru-Onoe Station on September 7, 1927. Bus operations began on June 24, 1931, and were divested to a subsidiary company (the forerunner of the Kōnan Bus Company on April 17, 1940.
On July 1, 1948, the Konan line was electrified at 600 VDC. The line was extended to Kuroishi Station by July 1, 1950.
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