South Hokkaido Railway Company

South Hokkaido Railway Company
Native name
道南いさりび鉄道
Third sector
Genre Rail transport
Founded 24 December 2014
Headquarters Japan
Area served
Hokkaido
Services Passenger railway
Website www.hd-r.jp

South Hokkaido Railway Company (道南いさりび鉄道株式会社 Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha) is a third-sector railway company based in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Hokkaido owns 80% of the company stocks, Hakodate owns 4.4%, Hokuto owns 11.2%, and Kikonai owns 4.4% of the stocks.

Isaribi Line

Isaribi Line
Overview
Native name いさりび線
Type Regional rail
Locale Hokkaido
Termini Goryōkaku
Kikonai
Stations 12
Technical
Line length 37.8 km (23.5 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification None

The company will take over control of passenger operations on the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) Esashi Line between Kikonai Station and Goryōkaku Station. The line will be renamed the "Isaribi Line".

Stations

All stations are in Hokkaido.
Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop

Station Japanese Between (km) Distance (km) Transfers Track Location
Goryōkaku 五稜郭 3.4 0.0 Hakodate Main Line Hakodate
Nanaehama 七重浜 2.7 2.7   Hokuto
Higashi-Kunibetsu 東久根別 2.6 5.3  
Kunibetsu 久根別 1.2 6.5  
Kiyokawaguchi 清川口 1.1 7.6  
Kamiiso 上磯 1.2 8.8  
Moheji 茂辺地 8.8 17.6  
Oshima-Tōbetsu 渡島当別 5.0 22.6  
Kamaya 釜谷 4.9 27.5   Kikonai
Izumisawa 泉沢 3.1 30.6  
Satsukari 札苅 3.4 34.0  
Kikonai 木古内 3.8 37.8 Kaikyō Line

Rolling stock

The company will operate a fleet of 9 KiHa 40 series DMUs on the line.

History

The company was established on July 21, 2005 as the Hokkaidō Dōnan Chiiki Heiko Zairaisen Junbi (北海道道南地域並行在来線対策協議会). On December 24, 2014, the current name was announced. On March 22, 2015, the logo was unveiled.[1] Revenue service will commence in March 2016, in conjunction with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding Japanese article.

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