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Lines on this page

Railway	Line	Linetype
JR Hokkaidō	Furano	JR railway
	Nemuro Hon	JR railway
JR Hokkaidō	Hanasaki	JR railway [Nickname]
JR Hokkaidō	Senmō Hon	JR railway
Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen	Furusato-Ginga	CLOSEDNon JR railway

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

Furano 富良野線 1067 mm Non-electric

You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page: Asahikawa

Opened

1899- 1900

Tracks

Single track

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Asahikawa	JR Hokkaidō: Hakodate Hon, JR Hokkaidō: Sekihoku Hon, JR Hokkaidō: Sōya Hon	0.0	Asahikawa-shi	Hokkaidō
Map	Map	Biei		23.8	Biei-chō
Map	Map	Furano	JR Hokkaidō: Nemuro Hon	54.8	Furano-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 15, 2011

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Fastest train	Average speed
Rapid Kaisoku 快速	Karikachi 狩勝	Asahikawa - Furano - Obihiro	1	3h46	48 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Ashaikawa - Furano	11	1h04	51 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Asahikawa - Biei	7	33 min	43 km/h

Nemuro Hon 根室本線 1067 mm Non-electric

Nickname	From - To
Hanasaki	Kushiro - Nemuro

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Asahikawa Kushiro Obihiro

Opened	1900 - 1921	Re-routed	1991	Km 35.2 - 49.1 Tunnel replaced old line
Tracks	Single track		1966	Km 81.6 - 94.8
			1966	Km 108.2 - Shintoku Shin-Karikachi tunnel replaced old line

Train names:
Oozora refers to the big blue sky above Hokkaidō. BR> Tokachi is the river passing through Obihiro and the name of the district surrounding Obihiro.
The line runs together with Sekishō line on the same track between Kami-Ochiai block post (24 km west of Shintoku) and Shintoku. On the way, the lines pass through the 5.790 m long Shin-Karikachi tunnel.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Takikawa	JR Hokkaidō: Hakodate Hon	0.0	Takikawa-shi	Hokkaidō
Map	Map	Akabira		13.7	Akabira-shi
Map	Map	Ashibetsu		26.6	Ashibetsu-shi
Map	Map	Furano	JR Hokkaidō: Furano	54.6	Furano-shi
Map	Map	Ochiai		108.2	Minamifurano-chō
Map	Map	Shintoku	JR Hokkaidō: Sekishō	136.3	Shintoku-chō
Map	Map	Memuro		166.5	Memuro-chō
Map	Map	Obihiro		180.1	Obihiro-shi
Map	Map	Ikeda	Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen: Furusato-Ginga	204.3	Ikeda-chō
Map	Map	Urahoro		231.7	Urahoro-chō
Map	Map	Atsunai		250.1	Urahoro-chō
Map	Map	Ombetsu		265.1	Kushiro-shi
Map	Map	Shiranuka		281.1	Shiranuka-chō
Map	Map	Otanoshike		299.0	Kushiro-shi
Map	Map	Kushiro	JR Hokkaidō: Senmō Hon	308.4	Kushiro-shi
Map	Map	Higashi-Kushiro	JR Hokkaidō: Senmō Hon	311.3	Kushiro-shi
Map	Map	Akkeshi		355.0	Akkeshi-chō
Map	Map	Atteko		398.9	Nemuro-shi
Map	Map	Nemuro		443.8	Nemuro-shi

Traffic pattern

The Nemuro line is used also by:
Senmō line trains between Kushiro and Higashi-Kushiro

The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Fastest train	Average speed
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急	Super Oozora スーパーおおぞら	Sapporo - Hakodate and Chitose lines - Minami-Chitose - Sekishō line - Shintoku - Obihiro - Kushiro	7	3h46	93 km/h
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急	Super Tokachi スーパーとかち	Sapporo - Hakodate and Chitose lines - Minami-Chitose - Sekishō line - Shintoku - Obihiro	5	2h24	92 km/h
Rapid Kaisoku 快速	Karikachi 狩勝	Takikawa - Ikeda	1	4h49	42 km/h
	Karikachi 狩勝	Asahikawa - Furano - Obihiro	1	3h46	48 km/h
		Takikawa - Shintoku	1	2h49	48 km/h
		Takikawa - Furano	1	1h04	51 km/h
	Hanasaki はなさき	Kushiro - Nemuro	1	2h18	59 km/h
	Nosappu ノサップ	Kushiro - Nemuro	1	2h07	64 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Takikawa - Kushiro	1	8h02	38 km/h
		Takikawa - Obihiro	1	4h14	43 km/h
		Takikawa - Shintoku	1	2h46	49 km/h
		Takikawa - Ochiai	1	2h36	42 km/h
		Takikawa - Furano	3	1h07	49 km/h
		Takikawa - Ashibetsu	1	35 min	46 km/h
		Shintoku - Kushiro	1	4h52	35 km/h
		Shintoku - Ikeda	3	1h32	44 km/h
		Shintoku - Obihiro	4	54 min	49 km/h
		Memuro - Ikeda	2	1h09	33 km/h
		Memuro - Obihiro	2	16 min	51 km/h
		Obihiro - Kushiro	3	2h48	46 km/h
		Obihiro - Urahoro	2	1h00	52 km/h
		Obihiro - Ikeda	1	29 min	50 km/h
		Ikeda - Kushiro	1	2h22	44 km/h
		Atsunai - Kushiro	1	1h29	39 km/h
		Ombetsu - Kushiro	3	50 min	52 km/h
		Shiranuka - Kushiro	3	40 min	41 km/h
		Otanoshike - Kushiro	2	14 min	40 km/h
		Kushiro - Nemuro	5	2h14	61 km/h
		Kushiro - Akkeshi	3	49 min	57 km/h
		Attoko - Nemuro	1	47 min	57 km/h

Hanasaki 花咲線

Real line name	From - To
JR Hokkaidō: Nemuro Hon	Kushiro - Nemuro

Senmō Hon 釧網本線 1067 mm Non-electric

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Abashiri Kushiro

Opened	1924 - 1931	Fastest train	3h26	Abashiri - Kushiro
Tracks	Single track	Average speed	49 km/h

The name is formed of an alternative reading of the first kanji in Kushiro 釧 and Abashiri 網.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Abashiri	JR Hokkaidō: Sekihoku Hon	0.0	Abashiri-shi	Hokkaidō
Map	Map	Shiretoko-Shari		37.3	Shari-chō
Map	Map	Midori		65.3	Kiyasato-chō
Map	Map	Kawayuonsen		79.8	Teshikaga-chō
Map	Map	Mashū		95.7	Teshikaga-chō
Map	Map	Shibecha		121.0	Shibecha-chō
Map	Map	Higashi-Kushiro	JR Hokkaidō: Nemuro Hon	166.2	Kushiro-shi
Map	Map	Kushiro	JR Hokkaidō: Nemuro Hon	169.1	Kushiro-shi	Hokkaidō

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Fastest train	Average speed
Rapid Kaisoku 快速	Shiretoko しれとこ	Abashiri - Kushiro	1	3h18	51 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Kitami - Abashiri - Midori	1	2h46	43 km/h
		Abashiri - Kushiro	4	3h26	49 km/h
		Abashiri - Midori	1	1h20	49 km/h
		Abashiri - Shiretoko-Shari	2	40 min	56 km/h
		Kawayuonsen - Kushiro	2	1h35	56 km/h
		Mashū - Kushiro	1	1h25	52 km/h

Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Tetsudō Hokkaidō Chihoku Highland Railway

The railway was owned by Hokkaidō perfecture (40%) and cities along the line (26.5%).

Furusato-Ginga 1067 mm Non-electric

The line opened in 1910-1911. Intil 1989 it was the JR Chihoku line. It was closed on April 21, 2006.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Ikeda	JR Hokkaidō: Nemuro Hon	0.0	Ikeda-chō	Hokkaidō
Map	Map	Rikubetsu		77.4	Rikubetsu-chō
Map	Map	Oketo		109.4	Oketo-chō
Map	Map	Kitami	JR Hokkaidō: Sekihoku Hon	140.0	Kitami-shi

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This page is updated Dec 5, 2011