History
- March 22, 1997: The segment from Morioka to Akita began operating with 5-car E3 series trains.
- 1998: Trains were extended to 6 cars.
- September 16, 2001: line celebrates 10 millionth passenger.
- March 11, 2006: line celebrates 20 millionth passenger.
- March 18, 2007: All cars are made no smoking.
- March 11, 2011: All services suspended due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
- March 18, 2011: Partial service resumes between Morioka and Akita. No through service to Tōhoku Shinkansen.
- April 29, 2011: In conjunction with the reopening of the full length of the Tōhoku Shinkansen, through service to Tokyo is restored.
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