AbukumaExpress
AbukumaExpress, Ltd. is a railway transportation company headquartered in Date, Fukushima, Japan.
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.The Marumori Line was reopened as the Abukuma Express Line on July 1, 1986, operated by AbukumaExpress. The Abukuma Express Line was extended to Fukushima Station in the south from July 1, 1988.
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
- A417 series
- 8100 series
- AB900 series
Ownership
| Shareholder | Number of shares | Percentage of shares |
| 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% |