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Sekihoku line
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Prefectures on this page: Hokkaidō  
JR Hokkaidō 北海道旅客鉄道  Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō     Hokkaido Railway Company

Sekihoku Hon 石北本線 1067 mm     Non-electric
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Shibetsu Abashiri Asahikawa
Opened1912 - 1932 
TracksSingle track 
Fastest train3h45Asahikawa - Abashiri
Average speed63 km/hAsahikawa - Abashiri
The line is named after Ishikari and Kitami provinces that the trains passes through. An alternative reading of the first kanji of the two names is Sekihoku.
The line passes under the Kitami pass in a 4.329 m long tunnel.
Between Asahikawa and Shin-Asahikawa, the trains are using the Sōya line.
The LEX trains are named Okhotsk - that's the sea north of Japan and also a Russian city. The Okhotsk overnight train was cancelled in March 2006 but is still running during the ski season.
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Asahikawa JR Hokkaidō: Hakodate Hon, JR Hokkaidō: Furano 0.0 Asahikawa-shi Hokkaidō
Map Map Shin-Asahikawa JR Hokkaidō: Sōya Hon 3.7 Asahikawa-shi Hokkaidō
Map Map Higashi-Asahikawa
8.9 Asahikawa-shi
Map Map Tōma
17.6 Tōma-chō
Map Map Ikaushi
23.2 Tōma-chō
Map Map Kamikawa
48.6 Kamikawa-chō
Map Map Shirataki
85.9 Engaru-chō
Map Map Engaru
124.5 Engaru-chō
Map Map Ikutahara
141.4 Engaru-chō
Map Map Kanehana
156.4 Kitami-shi
Map Map Rubeshibe
161.9 Kitami-shi
Map Map Higashi-Ainonai
177.4 Kitami-shi
Map Map Kitami Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen: Furusato-Ginga 184.7 Kitami-shi
Map Map Bihoro
209.8 Bihoro-chō
Map Map Abashiri JR Hokkaidō: Senmō Hon 237.7 Abashiri-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Apr 8, 2011
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Limited Express
Tokkyū
特急		Okhotsk
オホーツク 		Sapporo - Hakodate line - Asahikawa - Abashiri45h2569 km/h
Special Rapid
Tokubetsu kaisoku
特別快速
Asahikawa - Kitami13h1956 km/h
Local
Futsū
普通
Asahikawa - Kamikawa81h0744 km/h
Asahikawa - Ikaushi136 min39 km/h
Asahikawa - Tōma228 min38 km/h
Asahikawa - Higashi-Asahikawa118 min30 km/h
Local
Futsū
普通
Kamikawa - Abashiri15h3034 km/h
Shirataki - Engaru337 min63 km/h
Engaru - Abashiri22h3444 km/h
Engaru - Kitami11h2145 km/h
Engaru - Ikutahara222 min46 km/h
Kanehana - Abashiri21h3949 km/h
Kanehana - Kitami131 min55 km/h
Rubeshibe - Abashiri11h3150 km/h
Rubeshibe - Kitami125 min55 km/h
Higashi-Ainonai - Abashiri11h2344 km/h
Kitami - Abashiri - Midori12h4643 km/h
Kitami - Abashiri21h0152 km/h

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This page is updated Apr 10, 2011