South Hokkaido Railway Company

Railway company in Hokkaido, Japan

South Hokkaido Railway Company

Native name

| 道南いさりび鉄道
Company type| Private KK
Genre| Rail transport
Founded| 24 December 2014
Headquarters|

Japan

Area served

| Hokkaido
Services| Passenger railway
Owner| Governments of Hokkaido Prefecture, Hokuto, Hakodate and Kikonai cities
Website| www.shr-isaribi.jp

The South Hokkaido Railway Company (道南いさりび鉄道株式会社, Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha) is a third-sector railway company based in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.

Ownership of the stock is shared in the following proportions:[1]

* Hokkaido Prefecture 80%;
* Hokuto City 11.2%;
* Hakodate City 4.4%;
* Kikonai Town 4.4%.

## Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line

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Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line

Overview
Native name| 道南いさりび鉄道線
Locale| Hokkaido
Termini|

* Goryōkaku
* Kikonai

Stations| 12
Service
Type| Regional rail
Technical
Line length| 37.8 km (23.5 mi)
Track gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification| AC 20 KV 50 Hz (except sections near Kikonai which uses 25 KV 50 Hz) with Overhead catenary

The company took control of passenger operations on the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) Esashi Line between Kikonai Station and Goryōkaku Station following the commencement of operations of the Hokkaido Shinkansen on 26 March 2016. The line was then renamed the Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line (道南いさりび鉄道線).[2]

### Stations

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All stations are in Hokkaido.
Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop

No.[3] | Station  | Japanese  | Between (km)  | Distance (km)  | Transfers  | Track  | Location

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H74 | Goryōkaku | 五稜郭  | 3.4  | 0.0  | ■ Hakodate Main Line | ∨  | Hakodate
sh11 | Nanaehama | 七重浜  | 2.7  | 2.7  |  | ◇  | Hokuto
sh10 | Higashi-Kunebetsu | 東久根別  | 2.6  | 5.3  |  | ｜
sh09 | Kunebetsu | 久根別  | 1.2  | 6.5  |  | ◇
sh08 | Kiyokawaguchi | 清川口  | 1.1  | 7.6  |  | ｜
sh07 | Kamiiso | 上磯  | 1.2  | 8.8  |  | ◇
sh06 | Moheji | 茂辺地  | 8.8  | 17.6  |  | ◇
sh05 | Oshima-Tōbetsu | 渡島当別  | 5.0  | 22.6  |  | ◇
sh04 | Kamaya | 釜谷  | 4.9  | 27.5  |  | ◇  | Kikonai
sh03 | Izumisawa | 泉沢  | 3.1  | 30.6  |  | ◇
sh02 | Satsukari | 札苅  | 3.4  | 34.0  |  | ◇
sh01 | Kikonai | 木古内  | 3.8  | 37.8  |

* Hokkaido Shinkansen
* ■ Kaikyō Line

| ◇

## Rolling stock

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As of 1 April 2016[update], the company operates a fleet of nine KiHa 40 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains formerly owned by JR Hokkaido.[4]

* A KiHa 40 series unit in JR Hokkaido livery

* KiHa 40-1814 in new yellow livery in July 2016

* KiHa 40-1793 in Nagamare livery in April 2016

## History

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The company was established on July 21, 2005 as the Hokkaidō Dōnan Chiiki Heikō Zairaisen Junbi Kabushikigaisha (北海道道南地域並行在来線準備株式会社). On December 24, 2014, the current name was announced. On March 22, 2015, the logo was unveiled.[5] Revenue service commenced in March 2016, in conjunction with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.

## References

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This article incorporates material from the corresponding Japanese article.

1. ^ Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō (2015). "事業報告書 (Annual Report)" (PDF) (in Japanese). p. 2. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
2. ^ South Hokkaido Railway Company (27 March 2015). "鉄道事業許可申請について" [Application for Railway Business Permission] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 March 2016.
3. ^ South Hokkaido Railway Company. "路線図・駅情報" (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
4. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2016 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 7\. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
5. ^ 道南いさりび鉄道、ロゴマークを発表…津軽海峡をモチーフ [South Hokkaido Railway Company unveils logo - Tsugaru Straits motif]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

## External links

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* Official website

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Parallel Conventional Lines of Seibi Shinkansen

of Hokuriku Shinkansen
(JR East/JR West)|

| Old Shinetsu Main Line|

* (JR Bus Kanto Usui Line)
* Shinano Railway Line
* Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line
* ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line

|

Old Hokuriku Main Line|

* ETR Nihonkai Hisui Line
* Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
* IR Ishikawa Railway Line
* Hapi-Line Fukui Line

of Tōhoku Shinkansen
(JR East)|

| Old Tōhoku Main Line|

* Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
* Aoimori Railway Line

|

of Kyushu Shinkansen
(JR Kyushu)|

| Old Kagoshima Main Line|

* Hisatsu Orange Railway Line

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of Hokkaido Shinkansen
(JR Hokkaido)|

| Old Esashi Line|

* Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line

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