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Coal transport, bypass routes, recovery from unprecedented disasters... the Joban Line's role has been...

The JR Joban Line is a railway line that runs along the Pacific coast of Fukushima Prefecture's Hamadori region and southern Miyagi Prefecture. Its name is derived from Hitachi, the former name of Ibaraki Prefecture, and the area encompassing eastern Fukushima Prefecture and southern Miyagi Prefecture...

Yuto Ono2026.08.12

Limited express and rapid trains that ran only under overhead wires despite being diesel-powered (Joban Line)

This time, we will introduce some of the limited express and express trains that ran on the Joban Line, which were operated by diesel railcars even though the entire line was electrified from start to finish. There were also some special trains...

Yuto Ono2025.07.22