South Hokkaido Railway Company
Railway company in Hokkaido, Japan
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The South Hokkaido Railway Company (Japanese: 道南いさりび鉄道株式会社, Hepburn: Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha) is a third-sector railway company based in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
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 South Hokkaido Railway Head Office | |
Native name | 道南いさりび鉄道 |
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| Type | Third-sector |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 24 December 2014 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Hokkaido |
| Owner | |
| Website | shr-isaribi |
Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line
| Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line | |||
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 Diesel railcar type KiHa 40 running on the Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 道南いさりび鉄道線 | ||
| Locale | Hokkaido | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 12 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 40 series | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 37.8 km (23.5 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 1 | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification |
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The company took control of passenger operations on the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) Esashi Line between Kikonai and Goryōkaku following the commencement of operations of the Hokkaido Shinkansen on 26 March 2016. The line was then renamed the Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line (道南いさりび鉄道線).[2]
Services
All services on the line are local trains, stopping at every station.[3]
Trains operate between Hakodate (on the Hakodate Main Line), Goryōkaku, and Kamiiso approximately every hour, with some extra services during peak hours.[3] Nearly every second train continues through to Kikonai, i.e. trains run approximately every two hours over the full length of the line.
Stations
All stations are in Hokkaido.
Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop
| No.[4] | Station | Between (km) | Distance from Goryōkaku (km) |
Transfers | Track | Location |
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| H75 | Hakodate | N/a | 3.4 |
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∥ | Hakodate |
| ↑ All trains operate through service to/from Hakodate via the Hakodate Main Line ↑ | ||||||
| H74 | Goryōkaku | 3.4 | 0.0 | Hakodate Main Line | ∨ | Hakodate |
| sh11 | Nanaehama | 2.7 | 2.7 | ◇ | Hokuto | |
| sh10 | Higashi-Kunebetsu | 2.6 | 5.3 | ｜ | ||
| sh09 | Kunebetsu | 1.2 | 6.5 | ◇ | ||
| sh08 | Kiyokawaguchi | 1.1 | 7.6 | ｜ | ||
| sh07 | Kamiiso | 1.2 | 8.8 | ◇ | ||
| sh06 | Moheji | 8.8 | 17.6 | ◇ | ||
| sh05 | Oshima-Tōbetsu | 5.0 | 22.6 | ◇ | ||
| sh04 | Kamaya | 4.9 | 27.5 | ◇ | Kikonai | |
| sh03 | Izumisawa | 3.1 | 30.6 | ◇ | ||
| sh02 | Satsukari | 3.4 | 34.0 | ◇ | ||
| sh01 | Kikonai | 3.8 | 37.8 | ◇ | ||
Sightseeing Train
The company refurbished KiHa 40 car 1793 to operate sightseeing train Nagamare Kaikyo.[5] Operating on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, it departs from Hakodate Station at 15:50 and makes stops at Kamiiso, Kikonai and Moheji before returning to Hakodate at 20:00. Round-trip train travel, food and drink are included in the ticket price.
Rolling stock
As of 1 April 2016[update], the company operates a fleet of nine KiHa 40 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains formerly owned by JR Hokkaido.[6]
A KiHa 40 series unit in JR Hokkaido livery
KiHa 40-1814 in new yellow livery in July 2016
KiHa 40-1793 in Nagamare livery in April 2016
History
The company was established on July 21, 2005 as the Hokkaidō Dōnan Chiiki Heikō Zairaisen Junbi Kabushikigaisha (北海道道南地域並行在来線準備株式会社). On December 24, 2014, the current name was announced. On March 22, 2015, the logo was unveiled.[7] Revenue service commenced in March 2016, in conjunction with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.