Nemuro Main Line

Nemuro Line
A KiHa 261-1000 series DMU between Taisei and Memuro
Overview
Native name根室本線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR Hokkaido
LocaleHokkaido
Termini
Stations59
Service
TypeRegional rail
Operator(s)JR Hokkaido
Depot(s)Kushiro
Rolling stockKiHa 261 series DMU, KiHa 40 series DMU, KiHa 54 series DMU, H100 series DEMU
History
Opened1901
Closed1 April 2024 (Furano–Shintoku)[1][JR Hokkaido 1]
Technical
Line length443.8 km (275.8 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph) (max)
Route map

Nemuro Main Line (根室本線, Nemuro Honsen) is a railway line in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), connecting Takikawa Station in Takikawa and Nemuro Station in Nemuro, including Obihiro and Kushiro. Higashi-Nemuro is the most easterly situated station on the Japanese rail system.

  1. ^ "北海道旅客鉄道株式会社の鉄道事業の一部を廃止する届出及び本届出に係る公衆の利便の確保に関する意見の聴取について" (PDF) (Press release). 国土交通省北海道運輸局. 2023-03-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.


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