Sekisho Line
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Sekishō Line (石勝線 Sekishō-sen?) is a railway line in Hokkaidō operated by JR Hokkaidō. The main Sekishō Line run between Minami-Chitose, Chitose and Shintoku Station, Shintoku Town. The branch line run through Yūbari City from Shin-Yūbari to Yūbari. The name of the line comes from Ishikari (石狩?) and Tokachi (十勝?).
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[edit] Basic Data
- Operators, distances
- Hokkaidō Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (Services)
- From Minami-Chitose to Kami-Ochiai Signal Box : 108.3 km / Approx. 67.3 mi.
- Stations: 15
- Signal boxes: 14
- Gauge: 1067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
- Double-track line: None
- Electric supply: Not electrified
- Block system:
- From Minami-Chitose to Shintoku: Automatic
- From Shin-Yūbari to Yūbari: Special Automatic (Track Circuit Detection); a simplified automatic system.
[edit] History
In 1892, Hokkaidō Colliery Railway (北海道炭砿鉄道 Hokkaidō Tankō Tetsudō?) opened Yūbari Line (夕張線 Yūbari-sen?), the line from Oiwake to Yūbari for coal mining.
In the late 20th century, the plan to make a line between Shin-Yūbari (of Yūbari Line) and Shintoku (of Nemuro Main Line) came up, as a shortcut line between central and eastern Hokkaidō. The new line was completed in 1981 as Sekishō Line (石勝線 Sekishō-sen?). Yūbari Line was split up to two segments, the segment between Oiwake and Shin-Yūbari to be incorporated into the main Sekishō Line, and the one between Shin-Yūbari and Yūbari to become Yūbari Branch Line of Sekishō Line. The new line made the main route to eastern Hokkaidō much shorter. Until then, people had to go through Takikawa or Asahikawa.
[edit] Services
The line is a part of the important trunk route between Sapporo and eastern Hokkaidō. The limited express train Super Ōzora (スーパーおおぞら Sūpā Ōzora?) runs between Sapporo and Kushiro 6 laps a day, while Super Tokachi (スーパーとかち Sūpā Tokachi?) runs 2 laps a day, Tokachi (とかち?) 4 laps a day, both between Sapporo and Obihiro. There also is the sleeper train Marimo (まりも?) between Sapporo and Kushiro. The local train service, on the other hand, doesn't exist between Shin-Yūbari and Shintoku, since the line goes through practically unpopulated area. The fact that there are more signal boxes than ordinary stations on the main line is something unique among Japanese railway lines. There still is a local train service between Minami-Chitose and Yūbari (via Shin-Yūbari), roughly once for 2 hours.
[edit] Stations
| Station name | Japanese | Total distance | Transfers | Location (all in Hokkaidō) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Line | ||||
| Minami-Chitose | 南千歳 | 0 km | JR Chitose Line (Main Line, Shin-Chitosekūkō Branch Line) | Chitose |
| Komasato S.B. | 駒里(信) | 5.4 km | ||
| Nishi-Hayakita S.B. | 西早来(信) | 11.7 km | Abira, Yūfutsu | |
| Oiwake | 追分 | 17.6 km | JR Muroran Main Line | |
| Higashi-Oiwake | 東追分 | 21.6 km | ||
| Kawabata | 川端 | 27 km | Yuni, Yūbari | |
| Takinoshita S.B. | 滝ノ下(信) | 30.3 km | Kuriyama, Yūbari | |
| Takinoue | 滝ノ上 | 35.8 km | Yūbari | |
| Tomisato | 十三里 | 40.2 km | ||
| Shin-Yūbari | 新夕張 | 43 km | JR Sekishō Line (Yūbari Branch Line) | |
| Kaede S.B. | 楓(信) | 48.7 km | ||
| Osawa S.B. | オサワ(信) | 55.7 km | Mukawa, Yūfutsu | |
| Higashi-Osawa S.B. | 東オサワ(信) | 59.6 km | ||
| Seifūzan S.B. | 清風山(信) | 67.3 km | Shimukappu, Yūfutsu | |
| Shimukappu | 占冠 | 77.3 km | ||
| Higashi-Shimukappu S.B. | 東占冠(信) | 81.3 km | ||
| Takinosawa S.B. | 滝ノ沢(信) | 85.7 km | ||
| Horoka S.B. | ホロカ(信) | 92.6 km | ||
| Tomamu | トマム | 98.6 km | ||
| Kushinai S.B. | 串内(信) | 104.2 km | Minamifurano, Sorachi | |
| Kami-Ochiai S.B. | 上落合(信) | 108.3 km | ||
| Shin-Karikachi S.B. | 新狩勝(信) | 113.9 km | Shintoku, Kamikawa | |
| Hirouchi S.B. | 広内(信) | 120.1 km | ||
| Nishi-Shintoku S.B. | 西新得(信) | 125.6 km | ||
| Shintoku | 新得 | 132.4 km | JR Nemuro Main Line | |
| Yūbari Branch Line | ||||
| Shin-Yūbari | 新夕張 | 0 km | JR Sekishō Line (Main Line) | Yūbari |
| Numanosawa | 沼ノ沢 | 2.7 km | ||
| Minami-Shimizusawa | 南清水沢 | 6.7 km | ||
| Shimizusawa | 清水沢 | 8.2 km | ||
| Shikanotani | 鹿ノ谷 | 14.8 km | ||
| Yūbari | 夕張 | 16.1 km | ||
[edit] See Also
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) JR Hokkaidō official website
- (English) JR Hokkaidō official website
Minami-Chitose to Shintoku
Minami-Chitose - Oiwake - Higashi-Oiwake - Kawabata - Takinoue - Tomisato - Shin-Yūbari - Shimukappu - Tomamu - Shintoku
Shin-Yūbari to Yūbari
Shin-Yūbari - Numanosawa - Minami-Shimizusawa - Shimizusawa - Shikanotani - Yūbari
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