Sekisho Line (石 勝 線sekisho: sen ) is a railway line to Hokkaido in Japan . Connects Minami-Chitose and Shintoku stations, being the main train route between Sapporo and eastern Hokkaido. There is a branch to Yubari station. Serviced by Hokkaido Railway Company .
| Sekisho Line | |
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| 石 勝 線 | |
| Sekisho line | |
 One of the bridges of the Sekisho line | |
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| A country | |
| Location | Hokkaido |
| Type of | Railway line |
| End stations | Minami chitose Shintoku Yubari |
| Number of stations | fourteen |
| Website | jrhokkaido.co.jp |
| Service | |
| opening date | 1892 |
| Subordination | Hokkaido railway company |
| Technical details | |
| Length | 124.4 km |
| Track width | 1067 mm |
| Type of electrification | no |
| Speed Limit | 80-120 km / h |
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| Sekisho line is marked in red | |
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Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 Closed branches
- 2 closure plans
- 3 Line Description
- 4 Sources
History
The first section of the current Sekisho line between Oivake and Yubari was opened by the Hokkaido Coal Railway (北海道 炭 砿 鉄 道Hokkaido: Tanko: Tetsudo :) on November 1, 1892, for the export of coal from mines in the Yubari area. In 1906, along with the Muroran line, the branch was nationalized, in 1909 it was called the Yubari line (夕 張 線yu: bari sen ).
In 1912-1919, the second track was laid on the line, but in 1932 it was dismantled. The lower structure of the second path can still be seen along the line.
The connection between the eastern parts of the island and Sapporo remained a big problem. To solve this problem, a central section of the current Sekisho line was built in the 1970s. Traffic in the Sin-Yubari-Kami-Otiai and Minami-Chitose-Oivake sections was opened on October 1, 1981. Momidziyama station was closed, a new Sin-Yubari station was built next to it.
After the opening of the central section, the line received a modern name. The section of the old line between Sin Yubari and Yubari became a branch of the highway.
In 1985, the Yubari station was moved 1300 m south of the old place. In 1990, it was again moved, the line shortened another 800 m.
Closed Branches
- Momidziyama - Kaede (1907), Kaede - Noborikawa (1916); 7.6 km Closed July 1, 1981.
The following private railways also adjoined the line:
- Numanosawa - Hokutan-Mayati mine (1913); 4.4 km. Closed October 13, 1987.
- Mitsubishi-Yubari Line: Shimizusawa-Minami-Oyubari (1911-1987), 7.6 km; Minami-Oyubari - Oyubaritanzan (1929-1973), 9.6 km.
- Yubari-Tetsudo: Yubari-Kuriyama (1926), 30.2 km; Kuriyama - Nopporo (1930), 23 km. Closed April 1, 1975.
Closing Plans
In 2016, the Hokkaido Railway Company reported an expected record loss of ¥ 44 billion. [1] To reduce costs, it is planned to rationalize (close or increase operating subsidies) almost half of the company's lines by 2020. According to this plan, the branch of the Sekisho Yubari-Shin-Yubari line will be closed. [2]
Line Description
The line runs through sparsely populated areas, so local trains are available only on the Minami-Chitose-Yubari section, with a frequency of 5 pairs per day (2016). Also run fast trains Super Ozora (Sapporo - Kushiro, 6 pairs per day) and Super Tokachi (Sapporo - Obihiro, 5 pairs). [3]
Track development: | - at a separate point there is no track development, || - a separate point on a double-track line, / \ - the beginning of a double-track insert on a separate point, \ / - the end of a double-track insert on a separate point, ◇ - on a separate point there is the possibility of train departures.
| The code | Station | Km | Japanese title | ETC. | Transplantation | Electrification | Location | Notes |
| Highway | ||||||||
| H14 | Minami chitose | 0,0 | 南 千 歳 | \ / | ■ Chitose Line | 20kV 50Hz | Chitose | |
| Comasato exit | 5,4 | 駒 里 信号 場 | ◇ | No | ||||
| Nishi-Hayakita exit | 11.7 | 西 早 来 信号 場 | ◇ | Abira, Yufutsu | ||||
| K15 | Oiwake | 17.6 | 追 分 | ◇ | ■ Muroran Line | |||
| (K16) | Higashi Oivake | 21.6 | 東 追 分 | ◇ | Closed while maintaining the driveway March 25, 2016 | |||
| K17 | Kawabata | 27.0 | 川端 | ◇ | Uni, Yubari | |||
| Takinoshita exit | 30.3 | 滝 ノ 下 信号 場 | ◇ | Kuriyama, Yubari | ||||
| K18 | Takinoe | 35.8 | 滝 ノ 上 | ◇ | Yubari | |||
| (K19) | Tomisato | 40,2 | 十三 里 | ◇ | Closed while maintaining the driveway March 25, 2016 | |||
| K20 | Sin Yubari | 43.0 | 新 夕 張 | ◇ | ■ Sekisho Line (branch) | |||
| Kaede exit | 48.7 | 楓 信号 場 | ◇ | |||||
| Osawa exit | 55.7 | オ サ ワ 信号 場 | ◇ | Mukawa, Yufutsu | ||||
| Higashi Osawa exit | 59.6 | 東 オ サ ワ 信号 場 | ◇ | |||||
| Seyfuzan exit | 67.3 | 清風 山 信号 場 | ◇ | Shimukappu, Yufutsu | ||||
| K21 | Shimukappu | 77.3 | 占 冠 | ◇ | ||||
| Higashi-Shimukappu exit | 81.3 | 東 占 冠 信号 場 | ◇ | |||||
| Takinosawa exit | 85.7 | 滝 ノ 沢 信号 場 | ◇ | |||||
| Horoc's Departure | 92.6 | ホ ロ カ 信号 場 | ◇ | |||||
| K22 | Tomamu | 98.6 | ト マ ム | ◇ | ||||
| Kusinay exit | 104.2 | 串 内 信号 場 | ◇ | Minamifurano, Sorati | ||||
| Kami Otiai exit | 108.3 | 上 落 合 信号 場 | ◇ | Physical connection to the Nemuro line. The exit is in the Sin Caricati Tunnel | ||||
| K23 | Shintoku | 132.4 | 新 得 | ◇ | ■ ■ Nemuro Line | Shintoku, Kamikawa | ||
| Branch to Yubari Station | ||||||||
| K20 | Sin Yubari | 0,0 | 新 夕 張 | \ / | ■ Sekisho Line (trunk) | No | Yubari | |
| Y21 | Numanosawa | 2.7 | 沼 ノ 沢 | | | ||||
| Y22 | Minami Shimizusawa | 6.7 | 南 清水 沢 | | | ||||
| Y23 | Shimizusawa | 8.2 | 清水 沢 | | | ||||
| Y24 | Sikanotani | 14.8 | 鹿 ノ 谷 | | | ||||
| Y25 | Yubari | 16.1 | 夕 張 | | | ||||
Sources
- ↑ JR Hokkaido says it cannot keep up half of its rail networks ： The Asahi Shimbun (inaccessible link) . The Asahi Shimbun . Date of treatment December 1, 2016. Archived December 1, 2016.
- ↑ JR Hokkaido says it can't maintain half of its railways . The Japan Times Online (November 19, 2016). Date of treatment December 1, 2016.
- ↑ JR 北海道 >> 鉄 道 に 関 す る 情報 >> 時刻表 ・ 路線 図 ・ 空 席 >> PDF ミ ニ 時刻表 . www.jrhokkaido.co.jp. Date of treatment July 24, 2016.