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Sekihoku Main Line
Taisetsu limited express train from Asahikawa to Abashiri
Overview
Native name
石北本線
Status
In operation
Owner
JR Hokkaido
Locale
Hokkaido
Termini
Shin-Asahikawa
Abashiri
Stations
31
Service
Type
Heavy rail
Operator(s)
JR Hokkaido, JR Freight
Rolling stock
KiHa 283 series DMU, KiHa 40 series DMU, KiHa 54 series DMU, KiHa 150 series DMU
History
Opened
1932 (fully)
Technical
Line length
234.0 km (145.4 mi)
Number of tracks
Entire line single tracked
Character
Rural
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
None
Operating speed
110 km/h (68 mph)
Route map
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Sekihoku Main Line
Legend
Hakodate Main Line
3.7
Asahikawa
Furano Line
1.9
Asahikawa-Yojō
0.0
Shin-Asahikawa
Sōya Main Line
Freight Branch Line
2.5
Minami-Nagayama
5.2
Higashi-Asahikawa
7.3
Kita-Hinode
10.2
Sakuraoka
13.9
Tōma
17.4
Shōgunzan
19.5
Ikaushi
25.9
Aibetsu
Ishikari River
32.0
Naka-Aibetsu
Ishikari River
36.0
Aizan
38.0
Antaroma
40.4
Tōun
Ishikari River
44.9
Kamikawa
50.5
Tenmaku
57.2
Nakakoshi Signal Box
64.9
Kamikoshi Signal Box
Sekihoku Tunnel
73.9
Okushirataki Signal Box
78.9
Kami-Shirataki
82.2
Shirataki
88.3
Kyū-Shirataki
92.7
Shimo-Shirataki
101.9
Maruseppu
106.8
Inaushi
109.7
Setose
113.0
Shin-Sakaeno
Nayoro Main Line
120.8
Engaru
128.8
Yasukuni
132.7
Ikuno
137.7
Ikutahara
Jōmon Tunnel
Jōmon Signal Base
152.7
Kanehana
156.2
Nishi-Rubeshibe
158.2
Rubeshibe
169.1
Ainonai
173.7
Higashi-Ainonai
176.3
Nishi-Kitami
Kitami Tunnel
Hokkaido Chihoku Kōgen Railway
Furusato Ginga Line
Kitami Depot
181.0
Kitami
183.7
Hakuyō
185.9
Itoshino
187.3
Tanno
194.6
Hiushinai
206.1
Bihoro
Aioi Line
213.1
Nishi-Memambetsu
218.1
Memambetsu
225.9
Yobito
Yūmō Line
234.0
Abashiri
Senmō Main Line
235.3
Hama-Abashiri
Sekihoku Main Line (石北本線, Sekihoku-honsen) is a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) between Shin-Asahikawa in Asahikawa and Abashiri Station in Abashiri. The name comes from the first Kanji characters of Ishikari Province (石狩国) and Kitami Province (北見国), names of ancient provinces along the line.[1]
On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's President announced plans to rationalise the network by up to 1,237 km (769 mi), or ~50% of the current network,[2] including the proposed conversion to Third Sector operation of the Sekihoku Main Line, but if local governments are not agreeable, the line will face closure.
^JTB Timetable, February 2011 issue
^"JR Hokkaido says it can't maintain half of its railways". 10 May 2013.
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