Esashi Line
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The section between Template:STN and Template:STN closed in May 2014, and the remainder was transferred to third-sector operator South Hokkaido Railway Company in March 2016 following the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.
Stations
All stations are in Hokkaido.
Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop
Hakodate – Kikonai section (until March 2016)
| Station | Japanese | Between (km) | Distance (km) | Transfers | Track | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakodate Main Line, part of Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line | ||||||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | - | 3.4 | Hakodate City Tram | ∥ | Hakodate |
| Esashi Line, part of Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line | ||||||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3.4 | 0.0 | Hakodate Main Line | ∨ | Hakodate |
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2.7 | 2.7 | ◇ | Hokuto | |
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2.6 | 5.3 | ｜ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1.2 | 6.5 | ◇ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1.1 | 7.6 | ｜ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1.2 | 8.8 | ◇ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8.8 | 17.6 | ◇ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5.0 | 22.6 | ◇ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 4.9 | 27.5 | ◇ | Kikonai | |
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3.1 | 30.6 | ◇ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3.4 | 34.0 | ◇ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3.8 | 37.8 | Kaikyō Line | ◇ | |
Former Kikonai – Esashi section (closed May 2014)
| Station | Japanese | Between (km) | Distance (km) | Transfers | Track | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2.3 | 40.1 | ｜ | Kikonai | |
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3.1 | 43.2 | ｜ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 13.2 | 56.4 | ｜ | Kaminokuni | |
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2.8 | 59.2 | ◇ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7.1 | 66.3 | ｜ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2.2 | 68.5 | ｜ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2.1 | 70.6 | ｜ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3.2 | 73.8 | ｜ | ||
| Template:STN | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6.1 | 79.9 | ｜ | Esashi |
History
The Goryokaku to Kamiiso section opened on 15 September 1913, and was extended to Kikonai on 25 October 1930. The Kikonai to Yunotai section opened on 10 December 1935, and was extended to Esashi on 10 November 1936.
The Goryokaku to Kikonai section was electrified on 13 March 1988 as part of the upgrading of the line associated with the opening of the Seikan Tunnel and associated Kaikyo Line linking Hokkaido to Honshu.
On 7 August 2012, JR Hokkaido announced its intention to close the Script error: No such module "convert". non-electrified section of the line between Kikonai and Esashi in spring 2014 due to a lack of financial viability.[1] In fiscal 2011, the Kikonai to Esashi section was served by six return services daily, with an average patronage of 41 passengers per km daily, the lowest for any of JR Hokkaido's lines.[2] The Kikonai – Esashi section was closed in 2014, with the last services operating on 11 May.[3]
Operations on the remaining section of the line between Goryōkaku and Kikonai was transferred from JR Hokkaido to the newly created South Hokkaido Railway Company when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened on 26 March 2016.[3]
Former connecting lines
- Kamiiso station: A 500 m spur line served the Japan Cement Co factory from 1915 to 1989. A private Script error: No such module "convert". line transported limestone to the factory from 1921 to 1956, being electrified at 600 V DC from 1922. A second Script error: No such module "convert". line to a limestone quarry operated from 1949 until replaced by a conveyor belt in 1973.
- Kikonai station: In 1937, the Script error: No such module "convert". section to Shiriuchi opened, the beginning of a Script error: No such module "convert". line to serve a proposed manganese mine at Oshima. The line reached Matsumae (Script error: No such module "convert".) in 1953, and closed in 1988. The last Script error: No such module "convert". to the manganese deposit was not constructed.
References
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