Sekihoku Main Line
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Sekihoku Main Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Thạch bắc bổn tuyến | ||
Status | In operation | ||
Owner | JR Hokkaido | ||
Locale | Hokkaido | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 31 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Heavy rail | ||
Operator(s) | JR Hokkaido,JR Freight | ||
Rolling stock | KiHa 283series DMU,KiHa 40series DMU, KiHa 54 series DMU,KiHa 150series DMU | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1932 (fully) | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 234.0 km (145.4 mi) | ||
Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
Character | Rural | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | None | ||
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) | ||
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Sekihoku Main Line(Thạch bắc bổn tuyến,Sekihoku-honsen)is a railway line inHokkaido,Japan, operated byHokkaido Railway Company(JR Hokkaido) betweenShin-AsahikawainAsahikawaandAbashiri StationinAbashiri.The name comes from the first Kanji characters ofIshikari Province(Thạch thú quốc)andKitami Province(Bắc kiến quốc),names of ancientprovincesalong the line.[1]
On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's President announced plans to rationalise the network by up to 1,237 km (769 mi), or ~50% of the current network,[2]including the proposed conversion toThird Sectoroperation of the Sekihoku Main Line, but if local governments are not agreeable, the line will face closure.
Basic data
[edit]- Operators, distances
- Hokkaido Railway Company(Services and tracks)
- Whole line, from Shin-Asahikawa to Abashiri: 234.0 km (145.4 mi)
- Japan Freight Railway Company(Services)
- From Shin-Asahikawa to Kitami: 181.0 km (112.5 mi)
- Hokkaido Railway Company(Services and tracks)
- Signal boxes:4
- Track: single
- Block system: Automatic
Services
[edit]TheOkhotsklimited express train, named after theSea of Okhotsk,runs fromSapporotoAbashiriwith two daily return workings. TheTaisetsulimited express train runs from Asahikawa to Abashiri with two return workings daily. The limited rapid trainKitamioperates betweenAsahikawaandKitami,with one return service daily.
Local services along the line are roughly divided into three segments. In the segment between Asahikawa andKamikawa,the line functions as acommuter railof Asahikawa City. There is one local train service per one to two hours. The segment between Kamikawa andEngaruis a sparsely populated area. Between Kamikawa andShirataki,a local train runs one lap per day. For the segment between Engaru and Abashiri, there is one local train service per one to two hours.
Stations
[edit]- LE:Limited ExpressOkhotsk/Taisetsu
- LR:Limited RapidKitami
- All non-local trains stop at stations marked+,Some stop at those marked*,No such trains (other than local) stop at those marked-.Local trains may skip stations marked ◌.
Station | Distance (km) |
LE | LR | Transfers | Location | ||
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Asahikawa to Shin-Asahikawa: officiallySōya Main Line | |||||||
A28 | Asahikawa | Húc xuyên | -3.7 | + | + | ■Hakodate Main Line ■Sōya Main Line ■Furano Line |
Asahikawa |
A29 | Asahikawa-Yojō | Húc xuyên tứ điều | -1.9 | - | - | ■Sōya Main Line | |
A30 | Shin-Asahikawa | Tân húc xuyên | 0.0 | - | - | ■Sōya Main Line | |
Sekihoku Main Line | |||||||
A31 | Minami-Nagayama | Nam vĩnh sơn | 2.5 | - | - | Asahikawa | |
A32 | Higashi-Asahikawa | Đông húc xuyên | 5.2 | - | - | ||
A33 | Sakuraoka | Anh cương | 10.2 | - | - | ||
A34 | Tōma | Đương ma | 13.9 | - | + | Tōma,Kamikawa | |
A37 | Ikaushi | Y hương ngưu | 19.5 | - | - | ||
A38 | Aibetsu | Ái biệt | 25.9 | - | - | Aibetsu,Kamikawa | |
A39 | Naka-Aibetsu | Trung ái biệt | 32.0 | - | - | ||
A41 | Antaroma | An túc gian | 38.0 | - | - | ||
A43 | Kamikawa | Thượng xuyên | 44.9 | + | + | Kamikawa,Kamikawa | |
A45 | Shirataki | Bạch lung | 82.2 | * | + | Engaru,Monbetsu | |
A48 | Maruseppu | Hoàn lại bố | 101.9 | * | + | ||
A49 | Setose | Lại hộ lại | 109.7 | - | - | ||
A50 | Engaru | Viễn khinh | 120.8 | + | + | ||
A51 | Yasukuni | An quốc | 128.8 | - | + | ||
A53 | Ikutahara | Sinh điền nguyên | 137.7 | + | + | ||
A55 | Nishi-Rubeshibe | Tây lưu biên nhị | 156.2 | - | - | ||
A56 | Rubeshibe | Lưu biên nhị | 158.2 | + | + | ||
A57 | Ainonai | Tương nội | 169.1 | - | + | ||
A58 | Higashi-Ainonai | Đông tương nội | 173.7 | - | + | ||
A59 | Nishi-Kitami | Tây bắc kiến | 176.3 | - | + | ||
A60 | Kitami | Bắc kiến | 181.0 | + | + | ||
A61 | Hakuyō | Bách dương | 183.7 | - | |||
A62 | Itoshino | Ái し dã | 185.9 | - | |||
A63 | Tanno | Đoan dã | 187.3 | - | |||
A64 | Hiushinai | Phi ngưu nội | 194.6 | - | |||
A65 | Bihoro | Mỹ hoảng | 206.1 | + | Bihoro,Abashiri | ||
A66 | Nishi-Memambetsu◌ | Tây nữ mãn biệt | 213.1 | - | Ōzora,Abashiri | ||
A67 | Memambetsu | Nữ mãn biệt | 218.1 | + | |||
A68 | Yobito | Hô nhân | 225.9 | - | Abashiri | ||
A69 | Abashiri | Võng tẩu | 234.0 | + | ■Senmō Main Line |
Closed Stations
[edit]- Nakakoshi, Oku-Shirataki and Temmaku: Since 1 July 2001, of which Nakakoshi and Oku-Shirataki downgraded to signal bases
- Shin-sakaeno: Since 18 March 2006
- A44Kami-Shirataki,A54Kanehana,A46Kyū-Shiratakiand A47Shimo-Shirataki:Since 26 March 2016, of which Kanehana and Shimo-Shirataki downgraded to signal bases
- A52Ikuno,A33Kita-Hinode,A36Shōgunzanand A42Tōun:Since 13 March 2021
- A40Aizan:Since 16 March 2024[3]
History
[edit]The principal route between Sapporo andOkhotsk Subprefecturehas changed several times. Originally, the route was theHakodate Main Lineto Asahikawa, then the southboundNemuro Main Lineand then the northbound line from Ikeda, via the Abashiri Main Line(Võng tẩu bổn tuyến,Abashiri-honsen)to Kitami. The route shortened by 53.5 km (33.2 mi) when the section between Takikawa and Furano on the Nemuro Main Line opened in 1913.[citation needed]
Another route, northbound from Asahikawa to Nayoro, then southeast to Kitami was completed as the Nayoro Main Line(Danh ký bổn tuyến,Nayoro-honsen)and Yūbetsu Line(Dũng biệt tuyến,Yūbetsu-sen)in 1921.[citation needed]
A third route was a shortcut between Asahikawa and Engaru, straight through the Kitami Pass. The Sekihoku Line(Thạch bắc tuyến,Sekihoku-sen),completed in 1932, finally completed the main route still used today.[citation needed]
The current Sekihoku Main Line consists of the remnants of these three lines. The section between Shin-Asahikawa and Engaru is from the Sekihoku Line, the section between Engaru and Kitami from the Yūbetsu Line, and the section between Kitami and Abashiri from the Abashiri Main Line.[citation needed]
The first of the abovementioned sections to open was from Abashiri to Kitami in 1912. The Kitami to Engaru line was opened between 1912 and 1915 as a762 mm(2 ft 6 in) gauge line, but was converted to1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) gauge in 1916.[citation needed]
The Asahikawa to Kamikawa section opened between 1922 and 1923, and the Engaru to Shiritaki section between 1927 and 1929. The final section, including the Ishikita tunnel, opened in 1932.[citation needed]
In July 2015, JR Hokkaido announced that it would be closing four stations line (Shimo-Shirataki Station,Kyu-Shirataki Station,Kami-Shirataki Station,andKanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^JTB Timetable, February 2011 issue
- ^"JR Hokkaido says it can't maintain half of its railways".10 May 2013.
- ^"Notice on train timetable changes in March 2024"(PDF).Hokkaido Railway Company.Japan. 15 December 2023.Retrieved25 April2024.
- ^Thượng bạch lung ・ cựu bạch lung ・ hạ bạch lung の3 dịch も廃 chỉ JR thạch bắc tuyến, lai niên 3 nguyệt に[3 JR Sekihoku Line stations Kami-Shirataki, Kyu-Shirataki, and Shimo-Shirataki to close next March].Doshin(in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 22 July 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2015.Retrieved12 January2016.
External links
[edit]- JR Hokkaido official website(in Japanese)
- JR Hokkaido official website(in English)