Shimokita (train)
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Service typeRapid
StatusOperational
LocaleAomori Prefecture
First service
- 15 September 1961 (Semi express)
- 1 October 1966 (Express)
- 1 December 1993 (Rapid)
 JR East KiHa 100 series DMU car KiHa 100-202 at Aomori Station on a Shimokita rapid service in February 2004 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Rapid |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Aomori Prefecture |
| First service |
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| Current operator(s) | |
| Former operator(s) |  JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Hachinohe Ōminato |
| Stops | 8 |
| Distance travelled | 109.7 km (68.2 mi) |
| Service frequency | 3 round trip services daily to Hachinohe |
| Line(s) used | Ōminato Line Aoimori Railway Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard only |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | None |
| Catering facilities | None |
| Observation facilities | None |
| Entertainment facilities | None |
| Other facilities | Toilets |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | KiHa 100 series DMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
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The Shimokita (しもきた) is a "Rapid" limited-stop train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Aoimori Railway Company, which runs from Hachinohe to Ōminato via the Aoimori Railway Line and the Ōminato Line.[1]
Station list
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers, Notes | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | |||||
| Hachinohe | 八戸 | - | 0.0 | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Hachinohe Line, Aoimori Railway Line | Hachinohe | Aomori |
| Shimoda | 下田 | 11.1 | 11.1 | Oirase | ||
| Misawa | 三沢 | 9.9 | 21 | Misawa | ||
| Kamikitachō | 上北町 | 10.5 | 31.5 | Tōhoku | ||
| Ottomo | 乙供 | 6.9 | 38.4 | (limited service) | ||
| Noheji | 野辺地 | 19.9 | 51.4 | Aoimori Railway Line ↑, Ōminato Line ↓ | Noheji | |
| Mutsu-Yokohama | 陸奥横浜 | 30.1 | 81.5 | Yokohama | ||
| Chikagawa | 近川 | 12.6 | 94.1 | (limited service) | Mutsu | |
| Shimokita | 下北 | 25.3 | 106.8 | |||
| Ōminato | 大湊 | 2.9 | 109.7 | |||
