Hidaka Main Line (partially discontinued)
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The Hidaka Main Line is a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, historically serving coastal communities including Shinhidaka, parts of which have been closed due to storm damage and declining ridership.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hidaka Main Line | 49 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| closureReason |
declining ridership
ⓘ
high maintenance costs ⓘ storm damage ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Muroran Main Line at Tomakomai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| damageEvent | storm damage in January 2015 ⓘ |
| economicContext | declining population in served areas ⓘ |
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| formerOperator | Japanese National Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerTerminus | Samani Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | diesel multiple unit ⓘ |
| historicalRole | served fishing and agricultural communities along the Pacific coast of Hokkaido ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | non-electrified rural line ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 146 km ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Pacific coast of Hokkaido ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | sections running close to the shoreline ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | single track ⓘ |
| opened | 1913 ⓘ |
| openedAs | Tomakomai Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalSection | Tomakomai–Mukawa section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Hokkaido Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Hokkaido Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningDiscussion | conversion of closed sections to bus services ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | JR Hokkaido network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hidaka Subprefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iburi Subprefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamed | Hidaka Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 1924 ⓘ |
| safetyIssue | coastal erosion risk ⓘ |
| servedMunicipality |
Atsuga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mukawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Samani NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinhidaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomakomai NERFINISHED ⓘ Urakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Shinhidaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal communities of southern Hokkaido ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight (historically)
ⓘ
local passenger ⓘ |
| status |
partially closed
ⓘ
partially discontinued ⓘ |
| suspendedSection | Mukawa–Samani section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Samani Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tomakomai Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
Cape gauge ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shinhidaka