Densha de GO! 2 (3000 series / 64)
Routes - Tōhoku Region

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• Train Lines: Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線), Ōu Main Line (奥羽本線) and Tazawako Line (田沢湖線)
• Total Distance (in-game): ?km
• Number of stations (in-game): 26
• Train Route: Image
• Number of stages: 6 (six) - 5 in the N64 version

Stages

Train
		E3	701	E3*	701-5000	E3	E3**
		Komachi Shinkansen	Local	Komachi Shinkansen	Local	Komachi Shinkansen	Komachi Shinkansen
Akita	秋田	■	■			■	■
Yotsugoya	四ツ小屋	|	■			|	|
Wada	和田	|	■			|	|
Ōbarino	大張野	|	■			|	|
Ugo-Sakai	羽後境	|	■			|	|
Mineyoshikawa	峰吉川	|	■			|	|
Kariwano	刈和野	|	■			|	|
Jingūji	神宮寺	|	■			|	|
Ōmagari	大曲	■	■	■		■	■
Kita-Ōmagari	北大曲			|			|
Ugo-Yotsuya	羽後四ツ屋			|			|
Yariminai	鑓見内			|			|
Ugo-Nagano	羽後長野			|			|
Uguisuno	鶯野			|			|
Kakunodate	角館			■			■
Shōden	生田			|			|
Jindai	神代			|			|
Sashimaki	刺巻			|			|
Tazawako	田沢湖			■	■		■
Akabuchi	赤渕			|	■		|
Harukiba	春木場			|	■		|
Shizukuishi	雫石			◆	■		■
Koiwai	小岩井			|	■		|
Ōkama	大釜			|	■		|
Morioka	盛岡			■	■		■
Shin-Hanamaki	新花巻						■
Stage Difficulty		2	3	2	3	5	5

Screenshots

Notes

* This stage is available as two different stages on the PC version, the first one stops at Shizukuishi and the second one doesn't. All other versions have it as one stage and simply alternate between one or the other when you select it.
** In the N64 and PC versions, this stage is available alongside the other bonus stages here. Furthermore, in the N64 version it'll only appear once you get a gold star on all previous stages.

I can't believe it's winter already. Or maybe it's not. Welcome to the north of Japan, which is completely covered in snow in-game. The main feature here is the Akita Shinkansen, it's classified as a mini-shinkansen (which means it's almost a high-speed train?) service that goes from Akita to Tōkyō. Once it reaches the Morioka station, the E3 series will literally join with another high-speed train to travel the rest of the way there on an actual shinkansen line. It's actually really cool if you think about it.

The Akita Shinkansen goes through rails of two other lines on the way to Morioka, these are the Ōu Main Line and Tazawako Line. The entirety of Tazawako Line is playable in here, it's a one-track line with a few places for trains to stop at if they need to let another train pass by. There's mostly just mountains and trees around to see, but there are few cities and villages on the way as well.

The other line, Ōu Main Line, is actually a huge train line that travels from the very top of Japan's main island (Aomori) down to Fukushima. It goes along the western part of the island for most of the way there. If you need a frame of reference for the entire line, Akita is more to the north than Ōmagari, and Morioka is more-or-less to the east of Ōmagari.

All of these lines are operated by JR East. Wikipedia has much more to say about these train lines as well: Ōu Main Line - Tazawako Line - Akita Shinkansen

There are many devious speed limits here, so watch out. This line is the only one in the game where Power Transition Signs appear at as well.