Rumoi Main Line (partially, before closures)
E923926
The Rumoi Main Line was a regional railway route in Hokkaido, Japan, serving coastal communities along the Sea of Japan before sections were progressively closed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rumoi Main Line | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| closureReason |
declining ridership
ⓘ
financial difficulties of Hokkaido Railway Company ⓘ |
| connectsWith | Hakodate Main Line at Fukagawa Station ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| extensionCompleted | to Mashike in 1921 ⓘ |
| formerOperator | Japanese National Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerSection |
Fukagawa – Rumoi section
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rumoi – Mashike section ⓘ |
| gaugeType | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
Japanese Government Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese National Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | JR Hokkaido network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineLengthBeforeClosures | approximately 66.8 km ⓘ |
| locale | between Fukagawa and Mashike ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Sea of Japan coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
Rumoi Subprefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorachi Subprefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | ran parallel to the Sea of Japan coast for much of its length ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | single track ⓘ |
| openedAs | line between Fukagawa and Rumoi ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1910 ⓘ |
| operator | Hokkaido Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Hokkaido Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
local freight transport
ⓘ
regional passenger transport ⓘ |
| railwaySignalling | simplified automatic signalling ⓘ |
| railwayType |
local line
ⓘ
rural line ⓘ |
| regionServed | Sea of Japan coast of Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionClosed | Rumoi – Mashike section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| served | coastal communities along the Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Fukagawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rumoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedTown | Mashike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servicePattern | all-stations (local) trains ⓘ |
| status |
partially closed
ⓘ
partially in operation ⓘ |
| successorOperator | Hokkaido Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Fukagawa Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mashike Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumoi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
3 ft 6 in ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.