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Hokkaido Railway Company
Native name
Hokkaido lữ khách thiết nói kabushiki gaisha
Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō ( "Hokkaido Passenger Railway" ) kabushiki gaisha
Company typeState-ownedKK
IndustryPrivate railway
PredecessorJapanese National Railways(JNR)
FoundedApril 1, 1987;37 years ago(1987-04-01)
(privatization of JNR)
Headquarters
Chūō-ku, Sapporo,Hokkaido
,
Japan
Area served
Hokkaido
ProductsKitaca(a rechargeablecontactless smart card)
ServicesPassenger rail
Freightservices
Intercitybus
OwnerJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency(100%)
Number of employees
7,970 (as of April 1, 2007)
SubsidiariesJR Hokkaido Bus
Websitejrhokkaido.co.jp

TheHokkaido Railway Company(Hokkaido lữ khách thiết nói kabushiki gaisha,Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha)is one of the constituent companies of theJapan Railways Group(JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviation ofJR Hokkaido(JR Hokkaido,Jeiāru Hokkaidō).It operates intercity and local rail services inHokkaido,Japan. The company introducedKitaca,asmart cardticketing system, in autumn 2008.

At the time of its privatization in 1987, JR Hokkaido operated 21 railway lines totalling 3,176.6 kilometres (1,973.8 mi) of narrow-gauge (1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)) track, as well as a ferry service toAomori.Since then, that figure has dwindled to just below 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi), as unprofitable lines have been shut down or spun off (in the case of theHokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Railway). The ferry service has also been replaced by theSeikan Tunnel.

On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's president announced plans to further rationalize its network by the withdrawal of services from up to 1,237 km, or about 50% of the current network,[1]including closure of the remaining section of theRumoi Main Line(the Rumoi - Mashike section closed on 4 December 2016), the Shin-Yubari - Yubari section of theSekisho Line(closed on 1 April 2019), the non-electrified section of theSassho Line(closed 17 April 2020) and theNemuro Linebetween Furano and Shintoku. Other lines including theSekihoku Main Line,Senmo Main Line,the Nayoro - Wakkanai section of theSoya Lineand Kushiro - Nemuro section of the Nemuro Line are proposed for conversion toThird Sectoroperation, but if local governments are not agreeable, such sections will also face closure. JR Hokkaido closed 25 stations from March 2021 to March 2022 due to a decrease in passengers.[2][3]

JR Hokkaido's headquarters are inChūō-ku, Sapporo.[4]

History

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Headquarters and branch offices

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Headquarters building
  • Headquarters: 1-1-15 Kita-11-jō-Nishi,Chūō-ku, Sapporo
  • Branch offices:
    • Asahikawa branch office: 6-4152-2 Miyashita-dōri,Asahikawa
    • Hakodate branch office: 12-5 Wakamatsu-chō,Hakodate
    • Kushiro branch office: 5-14 Kita-ōdōri,Kushiro

Lines and key stations

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Lines of JR Hokkaido
KiHa 283 series DMUŌzora
789-1000 series EMUSuper Kamui

Shinkansen

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Trunk lines

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  1. ^Most trains run between Sapporo and Oshamanbe.

Other lines

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Sapporo Station

Under construction

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Former lines

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These lines were closed under the ownership of JR Hokkaido since 1987.[5]

The company also operated theSeikan Ferryuntil 1988.

Former JNR lines closed before JR Hokkaido formation

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These lines have been closed by JNR in Hokkaido before 1 April 1987.[5]

References

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  1. ^"JR Hokkaido says it can't maintain half of its railways".19 November 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 2 February 2017.
  2. ^JR Hokkaido 18 dịch を廃 ngăn へ 2021 năm xuân の ダイヤ thấy thẳng しで(in Japanese). Norimono News. 9 December 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 24 February 2021.
  3. ^JR Hokkaido 7 dịch 廃 ngăn へ 3 nguyệt ダイヤ sửa lại trát chiểu tuyến に tân dịch khai trương(in Japanese). Norimono News. 17 December 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 11 February 2022.
  4. ^"Hội xã điểm chínhArchived2013-10-14 at theWayback Machine."Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved on 27 March 2010.
  5. ^abJR xuyến lộ chi xã thiết nói trăm năm の bộ み.Hokkaido Railway Company. 2001.
  6. ^"Thiết nói sự nghiệp の một bộ 廃 ngăn の ngày を sào り thượng げる giới ra について"(PDF).Quốc thổ giao thông tỉnh Hokkaido vận chuyển cục thiết nói bộ. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 December 2022.Retrieved17 February2023.
  7. ^"Lưu manh tuyến ( thạch thú chiểu điền ・ lưu manh gian ) の 廃 ngăn ngày sào thượng げ の giới ra について"(PDF).Hokkaido lữ khách thiết nói.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 December 2022.Retrieved17 February2023.
  8. ^"Thiết nói sự nghiệp の một bộ 廃 ngăn の ngày を sào り thượng げる giới ra について"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 December 2022.Retrieved17 February2023.
  9. ^JR thạch thắng tuyến の tịch trương chi nhánh が cuối cùng vận hành 廃 tuyến し, バス転 đổi へ[The last operating of Yūbari branch line, it closed and will be replaced by bus].asahi(in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 31 March 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 7 April 2023.Retrieved1 April2019.
  10. ^"The Last Service on Sasshō Line (Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku - Shin-Totsukawa)"(PDF).16 April 2020.
  11. ^Ishino, Satoshi (1998).Bãi đỗ xe 変 dời đại sự điển. Quốc thiết ・JR biên(in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 890.ISBN978-4-533-02980-6.
  12. ^Ishino, Satoshi (1998).Bãi đỗ xe 変 dời đại sự điển. Quốc thiết ・JR biên(in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 888.ISBN978-4-533-02980-6.
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