1507:
1177:
1517:
1527:
197:
1548:
1191:
1017:
1622:
1494:
1784:
31:
996:
On 7 August 2012, JR Hokkaido announced its intention to close the 42 km (26 mi) non-electrified section of the line between
Kikonai and Esashi in spring 2014 due to a lack of financial viability. In fiscal 2011, the Kikonai to Esashi section was served by six return services daily, with an
1029:
Kikonai station: In 1937, the 8 km (5.0 mi) section to
Shiriuchi opened, the beginning of a 75 km (47 mi) line to serve a proposed manganese mine at Oshima. The line reached Matsumae (51 km or 32 mi) in 1953, and closed in 1988. The last 24 km (15 mi) to the
1025:
Kamiiso station: A 500 m spur line served the Japan Cement Co factory from 1915 to 1989. A private 6.6 km (4.1 mi) line transported limestone to the factory from 1921 to 1956, being electrified at 600 V DC from 1922. A second 3.4 km (2.1 mi) line to a limestone quarry operated
981:
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.
1080:
997:
average patronage of 41 passengers per km daily, the lowest for any of JR Hokkaido's lines. The
Kikonai – Esashi section was closed in 2014, with the last services operating on 11 May.
1566:
1722:
1728:
1157:
985:
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
1761:
1751:
1942:
1048:
1000:
Operations on the remaining section of the line between Goryōkaku and
Kikonai was transferred from JR Hokkaido to the newly created
1972:
1952:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1915:
1947:
252:
1150:
1905:
1556:
1551:
1547:
1001:
256:
134:
1920:
1850:
1593:
1855:
1143:
1680:
1895:
783:
968:
427:
1053:[JR Hokkaido to close line between Kikonai and Esashi – bus substitution from spring 2014].
557:
1900:
1890:
1875:
1845:
1497:
1493:
1180:
1176:
229:
160:
1885:
1880:
1865:
1860:
1840:
726:
174:
1734:
1520:
1516:
1870:
1835:
1830:
1510:
1506:
479:
1660:
1608:
807:
196:
365:
233:
79:
8:
1910:
1746:
1635:
1194:
1190:
1058:
1005:
260:
1650:
1603:
1432:
1289:
1227:
918:
866:
383:
347:
1460:
1439:
1305:
1630:
1613:
1561:
1386:
1254:
892:
840:
757:
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640:
614:
607:
453:
396:
1756:
1313:
1765:
1685:
1670:
1655:
1640:
1588:
1474:
1453:
1446:
1330:
1265:
1235:
420:
323:
1379:
1675:
1665:
1645:
1598:
1414:
1372:
1273:
814:
666:
505:
278:
Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop
244:
84:
1393:
1297:
1530:
1526:
1358:
1344:
1337:
1057:(in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 8 August 2012. Archived from
944:
583:
531:
248:
237:
1281:
1243:
1111:
684:
1936:
1807:
1365:
1351:
986:
110:
1740:
1205:
1135:
1020:
Japan Cement Co. loco No. 2 was in service at
Kamiiso from 1922 until 1975
1481:
1467:
1213:
990:
155:
56:
1016:
695:
1621:
1407:
1167:
272:
66:
1400:
1116:[Esashi Line section between Kikonai and Esashi closes].
281:
1797:
1792:
1783:
1824:
1089:(in Japanese). Japan: Asahi Interactive Inc. 7 September 2012
30:
1085:[Esashi Line Kikonai to Esashi section to close].
251:
closed in May 2014, and the remainder was transferred to
1026:
from 1949 until replaced by a conveyor belt in 1973.
1120:(in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 May 2014
1106:
1104:
696:Former Kikonai – Esashi section (closed May 2014)
228:was a Japanese railway line formerly operated by
1934:
221:
1101:
949:
923:
897:
871:
845:
819:
788:
762:
731:
671:
645:
619:
588:
562:
536:
510:
484:
458:
432:
401:
370:
328:
215:
1151:
282:Hakodate – Kikonai section (until March 2016)
1165:
259:in March 2016 following the opening of the
1158:
1144:
1011:
1015:
1935:
1030:manganese deposit was not constructed.
1139:
1050:ＪＲ北海道 木古内－江差廃止方針 １４年にもバス転換 来月地元に申し入れ
16:Railway line in Japan, 1913 to 2016
13:
14:
1984:
1943:Lines of Hokkaido Railway Company
1248:
1782:
1620:
1546:
1525:
1515:
1505:
1492:
1189:
1175:
195:
29:
1973:2016 disestablishments in Japan
1953:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
1310:
1302:
1294:
1286:
1278:
1262:
1259:
1210:
1202:
1199:
1552:South Hokkaido Railway Company
1224:
1073:
1041:
1002:South Hokkaido Railway Company
257:South Hokkaido Railway Company
133:26 March 2016 (Transferred to
1:
1118:Japan Railfan Magazine Online
1034:
1968:1913 establishments in Japan
1963:Railway lines closed in 2016
1958:Railway lines opened in 1913
1425:Discontinued JR named trains
1270:
1251:
1240:
1232:
1221:
993:linking Hokkaido to Honshu.
699:
285:
232:(JR Hokkaido). It connected
7:
1218:
266:
222:
150:37.8 km (23.5 mi)
10:
1989:
1948:Rail transport in Hokkaido
976:
1818:
1775:
1715:
1576:
1539:
1491:
1424:
1322:
1174:
1008:opened on 26 March 2016.
950:
924:
898:
872:
846:
820:
806:
789:
763:
749:
732:
672:
646:
620:
606:
589:
563:
537:
511:
485:
459:
433:
419:
402:
371:
353:
329:
311:
216:
183:
173:
154:
146:
141:
129:
121:
116:
106:
101:
93:
72:
62:
52:
46:
42:
37:
28:
23:
1498:Sapporo Municipal Subway
1112:
1081:
1049:
230:Hokkaido Railway Company
167:3 ft 6 in
1762:Haboro-Enkai Ferry (ja)
1012:Former connecting lines
1021:
135:South Hokkaido Railway
1731:(Tomakomai—Hachinohe)
1725:(Wakkanai—N. Islands)
1723:Heart Land Ferry (ja)
1019:
1735:Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry
1594:Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
271:All stations are in
243:The section between
236:(near Hakodate) and
1921:aerial lifts (list)
1747:Shin Nihonkai Ferry
1195:Hokkaido Shinkansen
1006:Hokkaido Shinkansen
359:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line
341:Hakodate City Tram
317:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line
261:Hokkaido Shinkansen
1557:Hakodate Streetcar
1022:
384:Hakodate Main Line
313:Hakodate Main Line
1930:
1929:
1743:(Hakodate—Aomori)
1737:(Hakodate—Aomori)
1562:Sapporo Streetcar
1468:Super White Arrow
974:
973:
693:
692:
428:Higashi-Kunebetsu
207:
206:
203:
202:
125:15 September 1913
1980:
1786:
1766:Yagishiri Island
1624:
1550:
1529:
1519:
1509:
1496:
1475:Twilight Express
1312:
1304:
1296:
1288:
1280:
1272:
1264:
1261:
1253:
1250:
1242:
1234:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1212:
1204:
1201:
1193:
1179:
1166:Mass transit in
1160:
1153:
1146:
1137:
1136:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1125:
1113:江差線木古内—江差間が廃止される
1108:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1077:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1061:on 9 August 2012
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766:
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674:
649:
648:
623:
622:
592:
591:
566:
565:
540:
539:
514:
513:
488:
487:
462:
461:
436:
435:
405:
404:
374:
373:
332:
331:
286:
227:
225:
219:
218:
199:
185:
184:
168:
163:
48:
33:
21:
20:
1988:
1987:
1983:
1982:
1981:
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1978:
1977:
1933:
1932:
1931:
1926:
1925:
1851:Hakone Fuji Izu
1814:
1771:
1711:
1681:Tokachi–Obihiro
1572:
1535:
1487:
1420:
1323:JR named trains
1318:
1170:
1164:
1134:
1133:
1123:
1121:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1102:
1092:
1090:
1083:
1082:江差線の木古内～江差間、廃止へ
1079:
1078:
1074:
1064:
1062:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1042:
1037:
1014:
989:and associated
979:
727:Oshima-Tsuruoka
698:
284:
269:
213:
190:
175:Electrification
166:
161:
89:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1986:
1976:
1975:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1955:
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1945:
1928:
1927:
1924:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1820:
1819:
1816:
1815:
1813:
1812:
1811:
1810:
1802:
1801:
1800:
1795:
1779:
1777:
1773:
1772:
1770:
1769:
1759:
1757:Taiheiyō Ferry
1754:
1749:
1744:
1738:
1732:
1726:
1719:
1717:
1716:Public Ferries
1713:
1712:
1710:
1709:
1708:
1707:
1704:
1701:
1698:
1690:
1689:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1618:
1617:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1580:
1578:
1574:
1573:
1571:
1570:
1569:(freight only)
1564:
1559:
1554:
1543:
1541:
1540:Other railways
1537:
1536:
1534:
1533:
1523:
1513:
1502:
1500:
1489:
1488:
1486:
1485:
1478:
1471:
1464:
1457:
1450:
1443:
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1428:
1426:
1422:
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1411:
1404:
1397:
1390:
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1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1348:
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1334:
1326:
1324:
1320:
1319:
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1308:
1300:
1292:
1284:
1276:
1268:
1257:
1246:
1238:
1230:
1216:
1208:
1197:
1186:
1184:
1172:
1171:
1163:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1140:
1132:
1131:
1100:
1072:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1013:
1010:
978:
975:
972:
971:
966:
963:
960:
957:
954:
947:
941:
940:
937:
934:
931:
928:
921:
915:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
895:
889:
888:
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882:
879:
876:
869:
863:
862:
859:
856:
853:
850:
843:
837:
836:
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830:
827:
824:
817:
811:
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805:
802:
799:
796:
793:
786:
780:
779:
776:
773:
770:
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760:
754:
753:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
729:
723:
722:
719:
716:
713:
712:Distance (km)
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707:
704:
697:
694:
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690:
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682:
679:
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567:
560:
558:Oshima-Tōbetsu
554:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
534:
528:
527:
524:
521:
518:
515:
508:
502:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
482:
476:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
456:
450:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
430:
424:
423:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
399:
393:
392:
389:
386:
381:
378:
375:
368:
362:
361:
351:
350:
345:
342:
339:
336:
333:
326:
320:
319:
309:
308:
305:
302:
299:
298:Distance (km)
296:
293:
290:
283:
280:
268:
265:
205:
204:
201:
200:
192:
191:
188:
181:
180:
177:
171:
170:
158:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
139:
138:
131:
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
88:
87:
82:
76:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
54:
50:
49:
44:
40:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1985:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1940:
1938:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1906:Metro systems
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1872:
1869:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1828:
1826:
1822:
1821:
1817:
1809:
1808:Seikan Tunnel
1806:
1805:
1803:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1790:
1789:
1785:
1781:
1780:
1778:
1776:Miscellaneous
1774:
1767:
1763:
1760:
1758:
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1753:
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1742:
1739:
1736:
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1727:
1724:
1721:
1720:
1718:
1714:
1705:
1702:
1699:
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1695:
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1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
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1654:
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1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1627:
1623:
1619:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1586:
1585:
1582:
1581:
1579:
1575:
1568:
1567:Taiheiyō Coal
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1549:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1538:
1532:
1528:
1524:
1522:
1518:
1514:
1512:
1508:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1499:
1495:
1490:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1477:
1476:
1472:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1463:
1462:
1461:Super Hakuchō
1458:
1456:
1455:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1444:
1442:
1441:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1430:
1429:
1427:
1423:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1410:
1409:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1370:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1342:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1328:
1327:
1325:
1321:
1315:
1309:
1307:
1301:
1299:
1293:
1291:
1285:
1283:
1277:
1275:
1269:
1267:
1258:
1256:
1247:
1245:
1239:
1237:
1231:
1229:
1217:
1215:
1209:
1207:
1198:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1178:
1173:
1169:
1161:
1156:
1154:
1149:
1147:
1142:
1141:
1138:
1119:
1115:
1107:
1105:
1088:
1084:
1076:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1044:
1040:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1009:
1007:
1003:
998:
994:
992:
988:
987:Seikan Tunnel
983:
970:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
948:
946:
943:
942:
938:
935:
932:
929:
922:
920:
917:
916:
912:
909:
906:
903:
896:
894:
891:
890:
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883:
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870:
868:
865:
864:
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857:
854:
851:
844:
842:
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834:
831:
828:
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781:
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771:
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761:
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752:
746:
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714:
711:
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705:
702:
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688:
686:
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478:
477:
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457:
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1181:JR Hokkaido
1093:7 September
1087:Tetsudo.com
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685:Kaikyō Line
355:Esashi Line
211:Esashi Line
156:Track gauge
147:Line length
57:JR Hokkaido
43:Native name
24:Esashi Line
1937:Categories
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1836:Keihanshin
1651:Memanbetsu
1521:Tōzai Line
1433:Cassiopeia
1055:Doshin Web
1035:References
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867:Katsuraoka
808:Kaminokuni
715:Transfers
357:, part of
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1896:Hiroshima
1752:MOL Ferry
1703:Tomakomai
1631:Asahikawa
1614:Asahikawa
1577:Terminals
1531:Tōhō Line
1387:Sarobetsu
1004:when the
893:Naka-Suda
841:Miyakoshi
758:Yoshibori
721:Location
706:Japanese
641:Satsukari
615:Izumisawa
454:Kunebetsu
397:Nanaehama
391:Hakodate
366:Goryōkaku
307:Location
292:Japanese
255:operator
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189:Route map
142:Technical
80:Goryōkaku
1856:Hokkaido
1804:Tunnels
1764:(Haboro—
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1686:Wakkanai
1671:Okushiri
1656:Monbetsu
1641:Hakodate
1626:Airports
1589:Hakodate
1454:Ishikari
1447:Hamanasu
1408:Taisetsu
1331:Hayabusa
1290:Sekihoku
1228:Hakodate
1168:Hokkaido
1065:8 August
703:Station
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324:Hakodate
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267:Stations
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67:Hokkaido
38:Overview
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1891:Okayama
1876:Niigata
1846:Fukuoka
1827:transit
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1676:Rishiri
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1798:SAPICA
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1345:Hokuto
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1394:Sōya
1314:Sōya
1126:2014
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899:中須田
821:湯ノ岱
673:木古内
538:茂辺地
486:清川口
460:久根別
403:七重浜
372:五稜郭
217:江差線
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