Sekihoku Main Line
| Sekihoku Main Line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Status | In operation | ||
| Locale | Hokkaido | ||
| Termini |
Shin-Asahikawa Abashiri | ||
| Stations | 40 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Owner | JR Hokkaido | ||
| Operator(s) | JR Hokkaido, JR Freight | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 50, 183 Series, KiHa 54 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 257.8 km (160.2 mi) | ||
| Track length | 257.8 km (160.2 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) | ||
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Sekihoku Main Line (石北本線 Sekihoku-honsen) is a Japanese railway line in Hokkaido, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) between Shin-Asahikawa in Asahikawa and Abashiri Station in Abashiri. The name comes from Ishikari Province (石狩国) and Kitami Province (北見国), names of ancient provinces along the line.[1]
Basic data
- Operators, distances
- Hokkaido Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Whole line, from Shin-Asahikawa to Abashiri: 234.0 km
- Japan Freight Railway Company (Services)
- From Shin-Asahikawa to Kitami: 181.0 km
- Hokkaido Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Signal boxes: 4
- Track: single
- Block system: Automatic
Services
The Okhotsk limited express train, named after the Sea of Okhotsk, runs from Sapporo to Abashiri four times a day in summer, six times a day in winter.[2] The limited rapid train Kitami operates between Asahikawa and Kitami, with one return service daily.
As for the local service, the line is roughly divided into three segments. In the segment between Asahikawa and Kamikawa, the line functions as a commuter rail of Asahikawa City. There is one local train service per one to two hours. The segment between Kamikawa and Engaru is a sparsely populated area. Between Kakikawa and Shirataki, 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
- LE: Limited Express
- R: Rapid
- All the trains stop at stations signed "+". Some trains stop at "*". No trains (other than local) stop at "-".
| Station | Distance (km) |
LE | R | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Sōya Main Line | |||||||
| A28 | Asahikawa | 旭川 | -3.7 | + | + | Asahikawa | |
| A29 | Asahikawa-Yojō | 旭川四条 | -1.9 | - | - | ||
| A30 | Shin-Asahikawa | 新旭川 | 0.0 | - | - |
■ Sekihoku Main Line | |
| Sekihoku Main Line | |||||||
| A31 | Minami-Nagayama | 南永山 | 2.5 | - | - | Asahikawa | |
| A32 | Higashi-Asahikawa | 東旭川 | 5.2 | - | - | ||
| A33 | Kita-Hinode | 北日ノ出 | 7.3 | - | - | ||
| A34 | Sakuraoka | 桜岡 | 10.2 | - | - | ||
| A35 | Tōma | 当麻 | 13.9 | - | + | Tōma, Kamikawa | |
| A36 | Shōgunzan | 将軍山 | 17.4 | - | - | ||
| A37 | Ikaushi | 伊香牛 | 19.5 | - | - | ||
| A38 | Aibetsu | 愛別 | 25.9 | - | - | Aibetsu, Kamikawa | |
| A39 | Naka-Aibetsu | 中愛別 | 32.0 | - | - | ||
| A40 | Aizan | 愛山 | 36.0 | - | - | ||
| A41 | Antaroma | 安足間 | 38.0 | - | - | ||
| A42 | Tōun | 東雲 | 40.4 | - | - | Kamikawa, Kamikawa | |
| A43 | Kamikawa | 上川 | 44.9 | + | + | ||
| A44 | Kami-Shirataki | 上白滝 | 78.9 | - | - | Engaru, Monbetsu | |
| A45 | Shirataki | 白滝 | 82.2 | * | + | ||
| A46 | Kyū-Shirataki | 旧白滝 | 88.3 | - | - | ||
| A47 | Shimo-Shirataki | 下白滝 | 92.7 | - | - | ||
| A48 | Maruseppu | 丸瀬布 | 101.9 | * | + | ||
| A49 | Setose | 瀬戸瀬 | 109.7 | - | - | ||
| A50 | Engaru | 遠軽 | 120.8 | + | + | ||
| A51 | Yasukuni | 安国 | 128.8 | - | + | ||
| A52 | Ikuno | 生野 | 132.7 | - | - | ||
| A53 | Ikutahara | 生田原 | 137.7 | + | + | ||
| A54 | Kanehana | 金華 | 152.7 | - | + |
Kitami | |
| A55 | Nishi-Rubeshibe | 西留辺蘂 | 156.2 | - | - | ||
| A56 | Rubeshibe | 留辺蘂 | 158.2 | + | + | ||
| A57 | Ainonai | 相内 | 169.1 | - | + | ||
| A58 | Higashi-Ainonai | 東相内 | 173.7 | - | + | ||
| A59 | Nishi-Kitami | 西北見 | 176.3 | - | + | ||
| A60 | Kitami | 北見 | 181.0 | + | + | ||
| A61 | Hakuyō | 柏陽 | 183.7 | - | |||
| A62 | Itoshino | 愛し野 | 185.9 | - | |||
| A63 | Tanno | 端野 | 187.3 | - | |||
| A64 | Hiushinai | 緋牛内 | 194.6 | - | |||
| A65 | Bihoro | 美幌 | 206.1 | + | Bihoro, Abashiri | ||
| A66 | Nishi-Memambetsu | 西女満別 | 213.1 | - | Ōzora, Abashiri | ||
| A67 | Memambetsu | 女満別 | 218.1 | + | |||
| A68 | Yobito | 呼人 | 225.9 | - | Abashiri | ||
| A69 | Abashiri | 網走 | 234.0 | + | |||
History
Historically, the route between Sapporo and Okhotsk Subprefecture has changed for many times. Originally, the route took the Hakodate Main Line to Asahikawa, then took southbound Nemuro Main Line and branched off from Ikeda, via the Abashiri Main Line (網走本線 Abashiri-honsen) to Kitami. The route shortened a little when the Nemuro Main Line opened the shortcut segment between Takikawa and Furano in 1913.
Another route, northbound from Nayoro to Kitami was completed as the Nayoro Main Line (名寄本線 Nayoro-honsen) and Yūbetsu Line (湧別線 Yūbetsu-sen) in 1921.
The third route was a shortcut between Asahikawa and Engaru, straight through the Kitami Pass. The Sekihoku Line (石北線 Sekihoku-sen), completed in 1932, finally opened the link route still used today.
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.
See also
References
- ↑ JTB Timetable, February 2011 issue
- ↑ http://www.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/facil_top.html
External links
- JR Hokkaido official website (Japanese)
- JR Hokkaido official website (English)
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