Rumoi Main Line


The Rumoi Main Line is a Japanese railway line in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company which connects Fukagawa Station in Fukagawa and Rumoi Station in Rumoi.
On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's President announced plans to further rationalise the network by up to 1,237 km, or approximately 50% of the network, including closure of the remaining section of the Rumoi Main Line.

Stations

Stops legend: ●: All trains stop, ◆: some trains stop, ▼: some down trains pass, ▲: some up trains pass
No.Station nameJapaneseBetween
Distance
StopTransfersLocation
深川0.0● Hakodate Main LineFukagawa
北一已3.83.8▼ Fukagawa
秩父別5.08.8▼ Chippubetsu,
Uryū District
北秩父別2.411.2◆ Chippubetsu,
Uryū District
石狩沼田3.214.4● Numata,
Uryū District
真布3.417.8◆ Numata,
Uryū District
恵比島2.920.7▼ Numata,
Uryū District
峠下7.628.3● Rumoi
幌糠6.234.5◆ Rumoi
藤山5.540.0◆ Rumoi
大和田4.244.2▲ Rumoi
留萌5.950.1● Rumoi

Closed section

History

The initial section of the line, between Fukagawa and Rumoi opened on 23 October 1910, and was extended to Mashike on 5 November 1921. The line was reclassified as a "main line" from 10 October 1931. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the line came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Closure plans

On 10 August 2015, JR Hokkaido informed the mayors of Rumoi and Mashike of its plans to close the 16.7 km section of the line from Rumoi and Mashike in 2016. In April 2016, it was officially announced that the section from Rumoi to Mashike would close, and the last service operated on 4 December.