Hidaka Main Line
The Hidaka Main Line (日高本線, Hidaka-honsen) is a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), between Tomakomai Station in Tomakomai and Samani Station in Samani, running along the coast of Hidaka Subprefecture. Services on the 116.0 km (72.1 mi) section of the line beyond Mukawa Station were suspended indefinitely since January 2015 due to storm damage. This section was closed on 1 April 2021 and replaced by a bus service. The closure of this section made the line the shortest in Japan to be classified as a 'main line', at just 30.5 km (19.0 mi), beating the Rumoi Main Line's length of 50.1 km (31.1 mi), which was previously the shortest.
| Hidaka Main Line | |||
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A local train on the Hidaka Main Line between Okaribe and Seppu in October 2011 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 日高本線 | ||
| Status | Operational (As a railway between Tomakomai and Mukawa) (As a bus route between Mukawa and Samani) | ||
| Owner | JR Hokkaido | ||
| Locale | Hokkaido | ||
| Termini |
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| Stations | 29 (until January 2015) 5 (after January 2015) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Operator(s) | JR Hokkaido | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 40 series DMU, Bus | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | October 1913 | ||
| Closed | 1 April 2021 (section between Mukawa and Samani was replaced by a bus service in January 2015 but only formally closed as a railway on 1 April 2021) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 146.5 km (91.0 mi) (until January 2015) 30.5 km (19.0 mi) (after January 2015) | ||
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
| Character | Rural | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Old gauge | 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) | ||
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