Hokkaido Railway Company
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The Template:Nihongo is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to by its official abbreviation: Template:Nihongo. It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, in autumn 2008.
At the time of its privatization in 1987, JR Hokkaido operated 21 railway lines totalling Template:Convert of narrow-gauge (Template:RailGauge) track, as well as a ferry service to Aomori. Since then, that figure has dwindled to just below Template:Convert, as unprofitable lines have been shut down or spun off (in the case of the Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Railway). The ferry service has also been replaced by the 53.85-km long dual-gauge Seikan Tunnel for railways.
On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's president announced plans to further rationalize its network by the withdrawal of services from up to 1,237 km, or about 50% of the current network,<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> including closure of the remaining section of the Rumoi Main Line (the Rumoi - Mashike section closed on 4 December 2016, the Ishikari-Numata to Rumoi section on 31 March 2023 and the Fugagawa to Ishikari-Numata section will close on 31 March 2026), the Shin-Yubari - Yubari section of the Sekisho Line (closed on 1 April 2019), the non-electrified section of the Sassho Line (closed 17 April 2020) and the Nemuro Line between Furano and Shintoku (closed 31 March 2024). Other lines including the Sekihoku Main Line, Senmo Main Line, the Nayoro - Wakkanai section of the Soya Line and Kushiro - Nemuro section of the Nemuro Line are proposed for conversion to Third Sector operation, but if local governments are not agreeable, such sections will also face closure. JR Hokkaido closed 25 stations from March 2021 to March 2022 due to a decrease in passengers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
JR Hokkaido's headquarters are in Chūō-ku, Sapporo.<ref>"会社概要 Template:Webarchive." Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved on 27 March 2010.</ref>
History
- 1 April 1987: Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR), the Hokkaido Railway Company was formed
- 25 October 2008: Kitaca contactless smart card introduced in Sapporo area
- 26 March 2016: First Hokkaido Shinkansen service between Template:STN and Template:STN launched.
Headquarters and branch offices
- Headquarters: 1-1-15 Kita-11-jō-Nishi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo
- Branch offices:
Lines and key stations
Shinkansen
Trunk lines
- Chitose Line:
- Hakodate Main Line(<ref group="*">Most trains run between Sapporo and Oshamanbe.</ref>)
- Muroran Main Line
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- Higashi-Muroran - Muroran Template:Convert
- Nemuro Main Line
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- Sekishō Line
- Minami-Chitose - Template:STN Template:Convert
Other lines
- Furano Line
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- Hidaka Main Line
- Sekihoku Main Line
- Rumoi Main Line
- Sasshō Line
- Senmō Main Line
- Sōya Main Line
- Asahikawa - Template:STN - Template:STN Template:Convert
Under construction
- Hokkaido Shinkansen
- Template:STN - Template:STN Template:Convert scheduled to open in 2038 (as of October 2025)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Former lines
These lines were closed under the ownership of JR Hokkaido since 1987.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Chihoku Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 140.0 km (87.0 mi) transferred to Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Railway Company on 4 June 1989, then closed on 21 April 2006
- Esashi Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 37.8 km (23.5 mi) transferred to South Hokkaido Railway Company on 26 March 2016.
- Kikonai - Template:STN 42.1 km (26.2 mi) closed on 12 May 2014.
- Hakodate Main Line branch
- Template:STN - Template:STN 7.3 km (4.5 mi) closed on 16 May 1994.
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 18.1 km (11.2 mi) and Template:STN - Template:STN 2.7 km (1.7 mi) closed on 13 July 1987.
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 50.8 km (31.6 mi) closed on 1 February 1988.
- Nayoro Main Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 138.1 km (85.8 mi) and Template:STN - Template:STN 4.9 km (3.0 mi) closed on 1 May 1989.
- Nemuro Main Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 81.7 km (50.8 mi) closed on 1 April 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Rumoi Main Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 16.7 km (10.4 mi) closed on 4 December 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Ishikari-Numata - Rumoi 35.7 km (22.2 mi) closed on 1 April 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 69.4 km (43.1 mi) and Template:STN - Template:STN 47.5 km (29.5 mi) closed on 30 April 1989.
- Shinmei Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 121.8 km (75.7 mi) closed on 4 September 1995.
- Tempoku Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 148.9 km (92.5 mi) closed on 1 May 1989.
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 14.5 km (9.0 mi) closed on 25 April 1988.
- Sekishō Line
- Yūbari - Shin-Yūbari 16.1 km (10.0 mi) closed on 31 March 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Sasshō Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 47.6 km (29.6 mi) closed on 17 April 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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The company also operated the Seikan Ferry until 1988.
Former JNR lines closed before JR Hokkaido formation
These lines have been closed by JNR in Hokkaido before 1 April 1987.<ref name=":0" />
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 36.8 km (22.9 mi) closed on 1 April 1985
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 21.2 km (13.2 mi) closed on 17 September 1985
- Haboro Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 141.1 km (87.7 mi) closed on 30 March 1987
- Hiroo Line
- Template:STN - Hiroo 84.0 km (52.2 mi) closed on 2 February 1987<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Template:Ill
- Template:STN - Template:STN 83.0 km (51.6 mi) and Template:STN - Template:STN 7.5 km (4.7 mi) closed on 11 November 1986
- Template:Ill
- Template:STN - Template:STN 14.9 km (9.3 mi) closed on 1 September 1985
- Template:Ill
- Template:STN - Template:STN 30.4 km (18.9 mi) closed on 1 July 1985
- Template:Ill
- Template:STN - Template:STN 19.9 km (12.4 mi) closed on 15 July 1985
- Template:Ill
- Template:STN - Template:STN 12.8 km (8.0 mi) closed on 1 December 1970
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 23.8 km (14.8 mi) closed on 1 April 1985
- Template:Ill
- Template:STN - Template:STN 48.4 km (30.1 mi) closed on 16 March 1987
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 78.3 km (48.7 mi) closed on 23 March 1987<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Shiranuka Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 33.1 km (20.6 mi) closed on 23 October 1983
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- Template:STN - Template:STN 34.3 km (21.3 mi) closed on 1 April 1985
- Temiya Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 2.8 km (1.7 mi) closed on 5 November 1985
- Template:Ill
- Template:STN - Template:STN 82.5 km (51.3 mi) closed on 1 November 1986
- Template:Ill
- Template:STN - Template:STN 121.8 km (75.7 mi) closed on 20 March 1987
- Sasshō Line
- Template:STN - Template:STN 34.9 km (21.7 mi) closed on 19 June 1972
Rolling Stock
Electric Multiple Units
Shinkansen
Commuter
Limited Express
- 785 series – used on Kamui and Suzuran services
- 789 series
- 789-0 – used on Lilac services
- 789-1000 – used on Kamui and Suzuran services
Diesel Multiple Units
Commuter
Limited Express
- KiHa 261 series
- KiHa 283 series – used on Okhotsk services
References
External links
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- JR Hokkaido - Official site Template:In lang
- JR Hokkaido - Official site Template:In lang
- {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }} Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Hokkaido Railway Company Template:Japan Railways Group Template:Shinkansen Template:Hokkaidō transit Template:Authority control