Kitayama Rail Pages
Muroran and Hidaka


Lines on this page
Railway Line Linetype
JR Hokkaidō Hidaka HonJR railway

Muroran HonJR railway

Muroran Hon (Branch)JR railway

JR Hokkaidō 北海道旅客鉄道  Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō     Hokkaido Railway Company

Hidaka Hon 日高本線 1067 mm     Non-electric
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Muroran Obihiro
Opened1913 - 1926Tomakomai - Shizunai (762 mm)Opened1933 - 1937Shizunai - Samani
1929 - 1931Converted to 1067 mmTracksSingle track 
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Tomakomai JR Hokkaidō: Muroran Hon 0.0 Tomakomai-shi Hokkaidō
Mukawa
30.5 Mukawa-chō
Shizunai
82.1 Shinhidaka-chō
Samani
146.5 Samani-chō

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 7, 2011
TypeOrigin - DestinationTrains
per day
Fastest
train
Average
speed
Local
Futsū
普通
Tomakomai - Mukawa228 min65 km/h
Tomakomai - Shizunai31h3254 km/h
Tomakomai - Samani53h0448 km/h
Shizunai - Samani21h2744 km/h


Muroran Hon 室蘭本線 1067 mm     
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Sapporo Muroran
TractionNon-electricOshamanbe - Higashi-Muroran
20 kV 50 Hz ACHigashi-Muroran - Numanohata
Opened1923- 1928Oshamanbe - Higashi-MuroranTracksDouble trackUsu - NagawaTracksSingle trackMikawa - Yuni
1892Higashi-Muroran - IwamizawaSingle trackNagawa - MareppuDouble trackYuni - Kuriyama
TracksDouble trackOshamanbe - TōyaDouble trackMareppu - MikawaSingle trackKuriyama - Iwamizawa
Single trackTōya - Usu
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Oshamanbe JR Hokkaidō: Hakodate Hon 0.0 Oshamanbe-chō Hokkaidō
Toyoura
36.1 Toyoura-chō
Tōya
41.5 Tōyako-chō
Usu
46.6 Date-shi
Nagawa
51.5 Date-shi
Datemonbetsu
54.5 Date-shi
Mareppu
60.6 Date-shi
Higashi-Muroran JR Hokkaidō: Muroran Hon (Branch) 77.2 Muroran-shi
Noboribetsu
94.7 Noboribetsu-shi
Hagino
107.8 Shiraoi-chō
Itoi
130.6 Tomakomai-shi
Tomakomai JR Hokkaidō: Hidaka Hon 135.2 Tomakomai-shi
Numanohata JR Hokkaidō: Chitose 144.0 Tomakomai-shi
Oiwake JR Hokkaidō: Sekishō 170.8 Abira-chō
Mikawa
178.8 Yuni-chō
Yuni
186.4 Yuni-chō
Kuriyama
191.5 Kuriyama-chō
Iwamizawa JR Hokkaidō: Hakodate Hon 211.0 Iwamizawa-shi

Traffic pattern
Between Tomakomai and Numanohata, the Muroran line is also used by Chitose line trains.
The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 27, 2011
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day
Fastest
train
Average
speed
Limited Express
Tokkyū
特急
Super Hokuto
スーパー北斗
Hakodate - Hakodate line - Oshamanbe - Tomakomai - Chitose line - Sapporo73h00106 km/h
Hokuto
北斗
Hakodate - Hakodate line - Oshamanbe - Tomakomai - Chitose line - Sapporo43h2991 km/h
Suzuran
すずらん
Muroran (local train) - Higashi-Muroran - Tomakomai - Chitose line - Sapporo51h3883 km/h
Express
Kyūkō
急行
Hamanasu
はまなす
Aomori - Hakodate - Hakodate line - Oshamanbe - Tomakomai -Chitose line - Sapporo
Overnight train
17h2565 km/h
Sleeper Limited Express
Shindai tokkyū
寝台特急
Hokutosei
北斗星
Ueno Tōkyō - Sendai - (no stops) - Hakodate - Sapporo116h1275 km/h
Cassiopeia
カシオペア
Ueno Tōkyō - Morioka - (no stops) - Hakodate - Sapporo3-4 times/week17h1271 km/h
Twilight Express
トワイライトエクスプレス
Ōsaka - Hakodate line - Tōya - Tomakomai - Chitose line - Sapporo4-7 times/week22h0268 km/h
Local
Futsū
普通

Oshamanbe - Tomakomai22h5147 km/h
Oshamanbe - Higashi-Muroran
One train continues to Muroran
61h2853 km/h
Toyoura - Noboribetsu11h4533 km/h
Toyoura - Higashi-Muroran251 min48 km/h
Tōya - Higashi-Muroran145 min48 km/h
Datemonbetsu - Higashi-Muroran129 min47 km/h
Muroran - Higashi-Muroran - Tomakomai21h2546 km/h
Muroran - Higashi-Muroran - Noboribetsu237 min40 km/h
Muroran - Higashi-Muroran ( - Tōya/Oshamanbe)313 min32 km/h
Muroran - Higashi-Muroran1113 min32 km/h
Higashi-Muroran - Tomakomai - Chitose line - Sapporo12h3151 km/h
Higashi-Muroran - Tomakomai71h0256 km/h
Higashi-Muroran - Noboribetsu128 min38 km/h
Hagino - Tomakomai128 min59 km/h
Itoi - Tomakomai - Iwamizawa11h5542 km/h
Itoi - Tomakomai56 min46 km/h
Tomakomai - Iwamizawa61h2255 km/h
Tomakomai - Oriwake - Sekishō line - Shin-Yūbari - Yūbari12h0537 km/h
Tomakomai - Oriwake139 min55 km/h
Oriwake - Iwamizawa145 min54 km/h


Muroran Hon (Branch) 室蘭本線 「支線」 1067 mm     20 kV 50 Hz AC
You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Muroran
Opened1897TracksDouble track
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Muroran
0.0 Muroran-shi Hokkaidō
Higashi-Muroran JR Hokkaidō: Muroran Hon 7.0 Muroran-shi

Traffic pattern
Included in the traffic pattern for the main Muroran line above.


This page is updated Dec 29, 2011