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Variable-sweep wing

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[[File:Dassault Mirage G8.jpg|thumb|300px|Two [[Dassault Mirage G]] prototypes, the upper one with wings swept]]
[[File:Grumman F-14 Tomcat SDASM.jpg|thumb|A [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] testing an unusual asymmetric wing configuration, showing one wing at minimum sweep and one at maximum sweep]]

A '''Variable-sweep wing''', colloquially known as a "'''swing wing'''", is an [[airplane]] [[wing]], or set of wings, that may be swept back and then returned to its original position during flight. It allows the aircraft's shape to be modified in flight, and is therefore an example of a [[Wing configuration#Variable geometry|variable-geometry]] aircraft.

Typically, a [[swept wing]] is more suitable for high speeds, while an unswept wing is suitable for lower speeds, allowing the aircraft to carry more fuel and/or payload, as well as improving field ([[Takeoff and landing|take-off and landing]]) performance. A variable-sweep wing allows a pilot to select the correct wing configuration for the plane's intended speed. The variable-sweep wing is most useful for those aircraft that are expected to function at both low and high speed, and for this reason it has been used primarily in [[military aircraft]].

A number of successful and experimental designs were introduced from the 1940s into the 1970s; however, the recent advances in flight control technology and structural materials have allowed designers to closely tailor the [[aerodynamics]] and structure of aircraft, removing the need for variable sweep angle to achieve the required performance; instead, wings are given computer-controlled [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]] on both leading and trailing edges that increase or decrease the [[Camber (aerodynamics)|camber]] or [[Chord (aeronautics)|chord]] of the wing automatically to adjust to the flight regime. This is another form of ''variable geometry'', although it is not commonly called such.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}

==History==
[[File:Three F-111s with different wing configurations.jpg|thumb|right |The F-111 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to be put into production. Shown are three Australian F-111s.]]
[[File:16 19 173 F111.jpg|thumb|[[F-111E]] on display at the [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]], [[Robins AFB]], United States.]]

The 1931 [[Westland-Hill Pterodactyl]] IV was a [[Tailless aircraft|tailless]] design whose lightly swept wings could vary their sweep through a small angle during flight. This allowed longitudinal trim in the absence of a separate horizontal stabiliser.<ref>Lukins A H, ''The book of Westland aircraft'', Aircraft (Technical) Publications Ltd.</ref>

Later, experimental aircraft were built to study the effects of a simple swept wing. The first of these was the [[Messerschmitt Me P.1101]] whose sweep angle could be changed on the ground. [[End of World War II in Europe|World War II in Europe ended]] before the P.1101 could be completed.{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

Soon afterwards, the P.1101 was taken to the [[United States]] for study at [[Bell Aircraft]], but because of missing documentation and structural damage, Bell decided against completing it. Instead, a close copy was constructed which featured wings that could adjust sweep angle in flight. One problem discovered while testing the [[Bell X-5]] was that as the wing pivoted rearward, the [[lift vector]] also moved to the rear, pushing the nose down. A system to compensate for this basic effect had to be added for any such design to be viable.{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

Immediately after the war (1949) [[Barnes Wallis]] had started work on variable geometry to maximise the economy of supersonic flight. Initial work was on the military "Wild Goose" project, then he went on to the "[[Vickers Swallow]]", intended to achieve a return flight from Europe to Australia in 10 hours. It had a [[Blended Wing Body|blended wing]] tailless design and he successfully tested several models including a six-foot [[scale model]] at speeds of up to Mach 2 in the 1950s but government backing was withdrawn. Wallis and his team presented their work to the Americans seeking a grant to continue their studies but none was forthcoming.<ref>[http://www.barneswallistrust.org/swingwing.htm "Swing Wing."] ''The Barnes Wallis Memorial Trust.'' Retrieved: 14 May 2013.</ref> In March 1949, the aeronautical engineer [[L. E. Baynes]] AFRAeS designed and patented a supersonic variable-sweep wing fighter. He lodged patent applications in Britain and subsequently in May 1956 was granted a US Patent (2,744,698) for "High Speed Aircraft Wing and Tail Surfaces Having Variable Sweep-back".<ref>http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=2744698A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19560508&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP</ref> In February 1951 he applied for another patent (granted as US 2,741,444 in April 1956) for a supersonic variable-sweep wing and tail fighter ["High Speed Aircraft Having Wings With Variable Sweepback"].<ref>http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?DB=EPODOC&II=2&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19560410&CC=US&NR=2741444A&KC=A</ref> The design was built and wind tunnel tests were completed successfully, but due to budget constraints at the time, the design failed to receive government backing.
A variable-sweep wing was tried on the [[Grumman F10F Jaguar]] in 1952. The XF10F never entered service; it possessed extremely poor flying characteristics and rather vicious spin tendencies. The idea was again revived in the early 1960s as a way to reconcile ever-growing aircraft weights (and thus [[wing loading]]) with the need to provide reasonable [[takeoff]] and [[landing]] performance. The United States adopted this configuration for the TFX (Tactical Fighter Experimental) program, which emerged as the [[General Dynamics F-111]], the first production variable-sweep wing aircraft.{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

[[File:Sukhoi Su-24 inflight Mishin-2.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Sukhoi Su-24]] ]]

Similar requirements in the [[Soviet Union]] also led [[TsAGI]], the Soviet aerodynamics bureau, to explore the possibilities of variable geometry. TsAGI evolved two distinct designs, differing mainly in the distance (expressed as a percentage of total [[wingspan]]) between the wing pivots. A wider spacing not only reduced the negative aerodynamic effects of changing wing sweep, but also provided a larger fixed wing section which could be used for [[landing gear]] or stores [[Aircraft pylon|pylons]]. This could, in fact, be adapted to more-or-less existing airframes, which the Soviets soon did, with the [[Sukhoi Su-17]] (based on the earlier [[swept wing]] [[Sukhoi Su-7]]). The limitation of the wide spacing, however, was that it reduced the benefits of variable geometry as much as it reduced their technical difficulties. For the new, "clean-sheet" Soviet designs, TsAGI devised a more narrowly spaced arrangement similar to that of the F-111. This design was used (albeit at different scales) for the [[MiG-23]] fighter and the [[Sukhoi Su-24]] interdictor, which flew in prototype forms at the end of the 1960s, entering service in the early 1970s. {{asof|2014}} more than 100 [[Tupolev Tu-22M]] strategic bombers are in use.<ref>{{citation |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kings-of-the-swingers-top-13-swing-wing-aircraft-404176/ |title=Kings of the swingers: Top 13 swing-wing aircraft |work=[[Flightglobal]] |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=26 September 2014 |accessdate=27 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927223525/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kings-of-the-swingers-top-13-swing-wing-aircraft-404176/ |archive-date=27 September 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

[[File:Tornado f3 ze764 kemble arp.jpg|thumb|A [[Panavia Tornado ADV|Tornado F3]] with wings swept]]
[[File:Tornado variable sweep wing Manching.JPG|thumb|right|Detail of the wing mechanism of a [[Panavia Tornado]] during overhaul]]

In the aftermath of the cancellation of the [[TSR-2]], the British had started a project with the French for the Anglo-French Variable Geometry aircraft ([[AFVG]]). When French commitment was curtailed the British sought a second partner in the F-104 Consortium of European nations. This in turn led to the European consortium that adopted variable geometry for the [[Multi-Role Combat Aircraft]] (MRCA) project that emerged as the [[Panavia Tornado]].<ref>Buttler, Tony. ''British Secret Projects: Jet Bombers Since 1949''.{{page needed|date=May 2013}}</ref> This was an interdictor and stand-off interceptor similar in function to the F-111, albeit on a smaller scale. After AFVG, [[Dassault Aviation]] built a prototype fighter in 1968, [[Dassault Mirage G]] , two variants Mirage G4 and G8,<ref>Green, William. ''The Observer's Book of Aircraft''. London. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1972. {{ISBN|0-7232-1507-3}}, p. 84.</ref> and in cooperation with [[Ling-Temco-Vought]], the LTV V-507 for [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|VFX project]].<ref>Claude Carlier, Une formule aérodynamique gagnante. La grande aventure des «Mirage» à géométrie variable, 2, Le Fana de l’aviation, 537,august 2014</ref> Meanwhile, the [[U.S. Navy]] introduced the [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] to replace the canceled F-111B fleet interceptor with a fighter more nimble than the F-4 Phantom. Unlike the F-111, its variable-sweep wings were programmed automatically by speed and could be swept under G loading. In air combat, the wings could be swept forward for tight "bat" turns and back for dash speeds.<ref name="TomVS">Kress, Bob and RADM Gilchrist USNRet. [http://209.196.57.95/Me2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=The+Magazine&type=PubPagi&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle+Title&mid=13B2F0D0AFA04476A2ACC02ED28A405F&tier=4&id=660129034AD142DEB047684EBF25581F "F-14D Tomcat vs. F/18 E/F Super Hornet."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404105502/http://209.196.57.95/Me2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=The+Magazine&type=PubPagi&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle+Title&mid=13B2F0D0AFA04476A2ACC02ED28A405F&tier=4&id=660129034AD142DEB047684EBF25581F |date=2009-04-04 }} ''Flight Journal Magazine'', February 2002 Issue. Quote: "dedicated air combat occurs at below about 0.8 because of high turning drag – an arena in which the F-14's 20-degree sweep is optimal ... it has only 36 percent of the F-14's payload/range capability.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2551409.stm Fact file: F-14 Tomcat]</ref> [[Rockwell International|Rockwell]], meanwhile, adopted variable geometry for the Advanced Manned Strategic Bomber (AMSA) program that produced the [[B-1 Lancer]] bomber, intended to provide an optimum combination of high-speed cruising efficiency and fast, [[supersonic]] penetration speeds at extremely low level. The last variable-sweep wing military aircraft to date was the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Tupolev Tu-160]] "Blackjack" strategic bomber, which first flew in 1980.{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

A variable-sweep wing was also selected as the winning design used by [[Boeing]]'s entry in the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]'s study for a [[supersonic transport]], the [[Boeing 2707|2707]]. However it evolved through several configurations during the design stage, finally adding a canard, and it eventually became clear that the design would be so heavy that it would be lacking sufficient payload for the fuel needed. The design was later abandoned in favor of a more conventional tailed [[delta wing]].{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

[[File:2013 Moscow Victory Day Parade (57).jpg|thumb|left|[[Tupolev Tu-160]] ]]

While variable-sweep provides many advantages, particularly in takeoff distance, load-carrying ability, and the fast, low-level penetration role, the configuration imposes a considerable penalty in weight and complexity. The advent of [[relaxed stability]] flight control systems in the 1970s negated many of the disadvantages of a fixed platform. No new variable-sweep wing aircraft have been built since the [[Tu-160]] (produced until 1992), though it has been noted that the F-14's replacement - the [[F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] - has a reduced payload/range capability largely because of its small fixed wings.<ref name="TomVS"/>

In 2015 the plans to restart Tu-160 production were announced, Russian MoD citing the aging of the current aircraft and likely protracted development of its eventual replacement, the [[PAK DA]] project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rt.com/news/254313-russia-blackjack-bomber-tu160/|title=‘Blackjack’ comeback: Russia to renew production of its most powerful strategic bomber|work=RT|date=29 April 2015|accessdate=20 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501151301/http://rt.com/news/254313-russia-blackjack-bomber-tu160/|archivedate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-to-reestablish-tu-160-supersonic-bomber-production-411778/|title=Russia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line|first=Beth|last=Stevenson|work=Flightglobal|date=30 April 2015|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> The production is planned to recommence in 2020, making the new aircraft the first new variable sweep airframes produced after 28 years. <ref name=Revival>{{cite news|url=http://tass.ru/en/russia/797164|title=Putin made decision to revive production of Tu-160M strategic bomber — Air Force commander|agency=TASS|date=28 May 2015|accessdate=20 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623210821/http://tass.ru/en/russia/797164|archivedate=23 June 2015|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sputniknews.com/military/20160806/1044005165/tu160m2-strategic-bomber-new-plane.html|title=Tu-160M2 Supersonic Strategic Bomber: 'Practically a New Plane Under the Hood'|publisher=}}</ref>

==Variable-sweep aircraft==
===Experimental===
* [[Westland-Hill Pterodactyl]] IV
* [[Bell X-5]]
* [[Dassault Mirage G]]
* [[Messerschmitt Me P.1101]]
* [[XF10F Jaguar|Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar]]

===Production===
[[File:Aircraft engine MiG-23 sweep wing mechanism.jpg|thumb|left|[[MiG-23]] wing-sweep mechanism]]

* [[General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark]]
* [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27]]
* [[Panavia Tornado]]
* [[Rockwell B-1 Lancer]]
* [[Sukhoi Su-17, 20 & 22]]
* [[Sukhoi Su-24]]
* [[Tupolev Tu-22M]]
* [[Tupolev Tu-160]]

==See also==
{{commons category|Variable-sweep wings}}
* [[Adaptive compliant wing]]
* [[Oblique wing]]
* [[Variable-incidence wing]]
* [[Variable camber wing]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Aircraft components}}

[[Category:Aircraft wing components]]
[[Category:Variable-sweep-wing aircraft| ]]
[[Category:Wing configurations]]

Variable-sweep wing

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WillKS NVS: caps on "Variable", making "swing wing" bold

{{redirect|Swing wing|the toy|Swing Wing (toy)}}{{Redirect|Variable fighter|the fictional mecha|VF-1 Valkyrie}}{{Refimprove|article|date=April 2008}}
[[File:Dassault Mirage G8.jpg|thumb|300px|Two [[Dassault Mirage G]] prototypes, the upper one with wings swept]]
[[File:Grumman F-14 Tomcat SDASM.jpg|thumb|A [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] testing an unusual asymmetric wing configuration, showing one wing at minimum sweep and one at maximum sweep]]

A '''Variable-sweep Wing''', colloquially known as a "'''swing wing'''", is an [[airplane]] [[wing]], or set of wings, that may be swept back and then returned to its original position during flight. It allows the aircraft's shape to be modified in flight, and is therefore an example of a [[Wing configuration#Variable geometry|variable-geometry]] aircraft.

Typically, a [[swept wing]] is more suitable for high speeds, while an unswept wing is suitable for lower speeds, allowing the aircraft to carry more fuel and/or payload, as well as improving field ([[Takeoff and landing|take-off and landing]]) performance. A variable-sweep wing allows a pilot to select the correct wing configuration for the plane's intended speed. The variable-sweep wing is most useful for those aircraft that are expected to function at both low and high speed, and for this reason it has been used primarily in [[military aircraft]].

A number of successful and experimental designs were introduced from the 1940s into the 1970s; however, the recent advances in flight control technology and structural materials have allowed designers to closely tailor the [[aerodynamics]] and structure of aircraft, removing the need for variable sweep angle to achieve the required performance; instead, wings are given computer-controlled [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]] on both leading and trailing edges that increase or decrease the [[Camber (aerodynamics)|camber]] or [[Chord (aeronautics)|chord]] of the wing automatically to adjust to the flight regime. This is another form of ''variable geometry'', although it is not commonly called such.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}

==History==
[[File:Three F-111s with different wing configurations.jpg|thumb|right |The F-111 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to be put into production. Shown are three Australian F-111s.]]
[[File:16 19 173 F111.jpg|thumb|[[F-111E]] on display at the [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]], [[Robins AFB]], United States.]]

The 1931 [[Westland-Hill Pterodactyl]] IV was a [[Tailless aircraft|tailless]] design whose lightly swept wings could vary their sweep through a small angle during flight. This allowed longitudinal trim in the absence of a separate horizontal stabiliser.<ref>Lukins A H, ''The book of Westland aircraft'', Aircraft (Technical) Publications Ltd.</ref>

Later, experimental aircraft were built to study the effects of a simple swept wing. The first of these was the [[Messerschmitt Me P.1101]] whose sweep angle could be changed on the ground. [[End of World War II in Europe|World War II in Europe ended]] before the P.1101 could be completed.{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

Soon afterwards, the P.1101 was taken to the [[United States]] for study at [[Bell Aircraft]], but because of missing documentation and structural damage, Bell decided against completing it. Instead, a close copy was constructed which featured wings that could adjust sweep angle in flight. One problem discovered while testing the [[Bell X-5]] was that as the wing pivoted rearward, the [[lift vector]] also moved to the rear, pushing the nose down. A system to compensate for this basic effect had to be added for any such design to be viable.{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

Immediately after the war (1949) [[Barnes Wallis]] had started work on variable geometry to maximise the economy of supersonic flight. Initial work was on the military "Wild Goose" project, then he went on to the "[[Vickers Swallow]]", intended to achieve a return flight from Europe to Australia in 10 hours. It had a [[Blended Wing Body|blended wing]] tailless design and he successfully tested several models including a six-foot [[scale model]] at speeds of up to Mach 2 in the 1950s but government backing was withdrawn. Wallis and his team presented their work to the Americans seeking a grant to continue their studies but none was forthcoming.<ref>[http://www.barneswallistrust.org/swingwing.htm "Swing Wing."] ''The Barnes Wallis Memorial Trust.'' Retrieved: 14 May 2013.</ref> In March 1949, the aeronautical engineer [[L. E. Baynes]] AFRAeS designed and patented a supersonic variable-sweep wing fighter. He lodged patent applications in Britain and subsequently in May 1956 was granted a US Patent (2,744,698) for "High Speed Aircraft Wing and Tail Surfaces Having Variable Sweep-back".<ref>http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=2744698A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19560508&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP</ref> In February 1951 he applied for another patent (granted as US 2,741,444 in April 1956) for a supersonic variable-sweep wing and tail fighter ["High Speed Aircraft Having Wings With Variable Sweepback"].<ref>http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?DB=EPODOC&II=2&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19560410&CC=US&NR=2741444A&KC=A</ref> The design was built and wind tunnel tests were completed successfully, but due to budget constraints at the time, the design failed to receive government backing.
A variable-sweep wing was tried on the [[Grumman F10F Jaguar]] in 1952. The XF10F never entered service; it possessed extremely poor flying characteristics and rather vicious spin tendencies. The idea was again revived in the early 1960s as a way to reconcile ever-growing aircraft weights (and thus [[wing loading]]) with the need to provide reasonable [[takeoff]] and [[landing]] performance. The United States adopted this configuration for the TFX (Tactical Fighter Experimental) program, which emerged as the [[General Dynamics F-111]], the first production variable-sweep wing aircraft.{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

[[File:Sukhoi Su-24 inflight Mishin-2.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Sukhoi Su-24]] ]]

Similar requirements in the [[Soviet Union]] also led [[TsAGI]], the Soviet aerodynamics bureau, to explore the possibilities of variable geometry. TsAGI evolved two distinct designs, differing mainly in the distance (expressed as a percentage of total [[wingspan]]) between the wing pivots. A wider spacing not only reduced the negative aerodynamic effects of changing wing sweep, but also provided a larger fixed wing section which could be used for [[landing gear]] or stores [[Aircraft pylon|pylons]]. This could, in fact, be adapted to more-or-less existing airframes, which the Soviets soon did, with the [[Sukhoi Su-17]] (based on the earlier [[swept wing]] [[Sukhoi Su-7]]). The limitation of the wide spacing, however, was that it reduced the benefits of variable geometry as much as it reduced their technical difficulties. For the new, "clean-sheet" Soviet designs, TsAGI devised a more narrowly spaced arrangement similar to that of the F-111. This design was used (albeit at different scales) for the [[MiG-23]] fighter and the [[Sukhoi Su-24]] interdictor, which flew in prototype forms at the end of the 1960s, entering service in the early 1970s. {{asof|2014}} more than 100 [[Tupolev Tu-22M]] strategic bombers are in use.<ref>{{citation |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kings-of-the-swingers-top-13-swing-wing-aircraft-404176/ |title=Kings of the swingers: Top 13 swing-wing aircraft |work=[[Flightglobal]] |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=26 September 2014 |accessdate=27 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927223525/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kings-of-the-swingers-top-13-swing-wing-aircraft-404176/ |archive-date=27 September 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

[[File:Tornado f3 ze764 kemble arp.jpg|thumb|A [[Panavia Tornado ADV|Tornado F3]] with wings swept]]
[[File:Tornado variable sweep wing Manching.JPG|thumb|right|Detail of the wing mechanism of a [[Panavia Tornado]] during overhaul]]

In the aftermath of the cancellation of the [[TSR-2]], the British had started a project with the French for the Anglo-French Variable Geometry aircraft ([[AFVG]]). When French commitment was curtailed the British sought a second partner in the F-104 Consortium of European nations. This in turn led to the European consortium that adopted variable geometry for the [[Multi-Role Combat Aircraft]] (MRCA) project that emerged as the [[Panavia Tornado]].<ref>Buttler, Tony. ''British Secret Projects: Jet Bombers Since 1949''.{{page needed|date=May 2013}}</ref> This was an interdictor and stand-off interceptor similar in function to the F-111, albeit on a smaller scale. After AFVG, [[Dassault Aviation]] built a prototype fighter in 1968, [[Dassault Mirage G]] , two variants Mirage G4 and G8,<ref>Green, William. ''The Observer's Book of Aircraft''. London. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1972. {{ISBN|0-7232-1507-3}}, p. 84.</ref> and in cooperation with [[Ling-Temco-Vought]], the LTV V-507 for [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|VFX project]].<ref>Claude Carlier, Une formule aérodynamique gagnante. La grande aventure des «Mirage» à géométrie variable, 2, Le Fana de l’aviation, 537,august 2014</ref> Meanwhile, the [[U.S. Navy]] introduced the [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] to replace the canceled F-111B fleet interceptor with a fighter more nimble than the F-4 Phantom. Unlike the F-111, its variable-sweep wings were programmed automatically by speed and could be swept under G loading. In air combat, the wings could be swept forward for tight "bat" turns and back for dash speeds.<ref name="TomVS">Kress, Bob and RADM Gilchrist USNRet. [http://209.196.57.95/Me2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=The+Magazine&type=PubPagi&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle+Title&mid=13B2F0D0AFA04476A2ACC02ED28A405F&tier=4&id=660129034AD142DEB047684EBF25581F "F-14D Tomcat vs. F/18 E/F Super Hornet."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404105502/http://209.196.57.95/Me2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=The+Magazine&type=PubPagi&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle+Title&mid=13B2F0D0AFA04476A2ACC02ED28A405F&tier=4&id=660129034AD142DEB047684EBF25581F |date=2009-04-04 }} ''Flight Journal Magazine'', February 2002 Issue. Quote: "dedicated air combat occurs at below about 0.8 because of high turning drag – an arena in which the F-14's 20-degree sweep is optimal ... it has only 36 percent of the F-14's payload/range capability.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2551409.stm Fact file: F-14 Tomcat]</ref> [[Rockwell International|Rockwell]], meanwhile, adopted variable geometry for the Advanced Manned Strategic Bomber (AMSA) program that produced the [[B-1 Lancer]] bomber, intended to provide an optimum combination of high-speed cruising efficiency and fast, [[supersonic]] penetration speeds at extremely low level. The last variable-sweep wing military aircraft to date was the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Tupolev Tu-160]] "Blackjack" strategic bomber, which first flew in 1980.{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

A variable-sweep wing was also selected as the winning design used by [[Boeing]]'s entry in the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]'s study for a [[supersonic transport]], the [[Boeing 2707|2707]]. However it evolved through several configurations during the design stage, finally adding a canard, and it eventually became clear that the design would be so heavy that it would be lacking sufficient payload for the fuel needed. The design was later abandoned in favor of a more conventional tailed [[delta wing]].{{Citation needed|date = November 2017}}

[[File:2013 Moscow Victory Day Parade (57).jpg|thumb|left|[[Tupolev Tu-160]] ]]

While variable-sweep provides many advantages, particularly in takeoff distance, load-carrying ability, and the fast, low-level penetration role, the configuration imposes a considerable penalty in weight and complexity. The advent of [[relaxed stability]] flight control systems in the 1970s negated many of the disadvantages of a fixed platform. No new variable-sweep wing aircraft have been built since the [[Tu-160]] (produced until 1992), though it has been noted that the F-14's replacement - the [[F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] - has a reduced payload/range capability largely because of its small fixed wings.<ref name="TomVS"/>

In 2015 the plans to restart Tu-160 production were announced, Russian MoD citing the aging of the current aircraft and likely protracted development of its eventual replacement, the [[PAK DA]] project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rt.com/news/254313-russia-blackjack-bomber-tu160/|title=‘Blackjack’ comeback: Russia to renew production of its most powerful strategic bomber|work=RT|date=29 April 2015|accessdate=20 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501151301/http://rt.com/news/254313-russia-blackjack-bomber-tu160/|archivedate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-to-reestablish-tu-160-supersonic-bomber-production-411778/|title=Russia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line|first=Beth|last=Stevenson|work=Flightglobal|date=30 April 2015|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> The production is planned to recommence in 2020, making the new aircraft the first new variable sweep airframes produced after 28 years. <ref name=Revival>{{cite news|url=http://tass.ru/en/russia/797164|title=Putin made decision to revive production of Tu-160M strategic bomber — Air Force commander|agency=TASS|date=28 May 2015|accessdate=20 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623210821/http://tass.ru/en/russia/797164|archivedate=23 June 2015|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sputniknews.com/military/20160806/1044005165/tu160m2-strategic-bomber-new-plane.html|title=Tu-160M2 Supersonic Strategic Bomber: 'Practically a New Plane Under the Hood'|publisher=}}</ref>

==Variable-sweep aircraft==
===Experimental===
* [[Westland-Hill Pterodactyl]] IV
* [[Bell X-5]]
* [[Dassault Mirage G]]
* [[Messerschmitt Me P.1101]]
* [[XF10F Jaguar|Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar]]

===Production===
[[File:Aircraft engine MiG-23 sweep wing mechanism.jpg|thumb|left|[[MiG-23]] wing-sweep mechanism]]

* [[General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark]]
* [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]]
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27]]
* [[Panavia Tornado]]
* [[Rockwell B-1 Lancer]]
* [[Sukhoi Su-17, 20 & 22]]
* [[Sukhoi Su-24]]
* [[Tupolev Tu-22M]]
* [[Tupolev Tu-160]]

==See also==
{{commons category|Variable-sweep wings}}
* [[Adaptive compliant wing]]
* [[Oblique wing]]
* [[Variable-incidence wing]]
* [[Variable camber wing]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Aircraft components}}

[[Category:Aircraft wing components]]
[[Category:Variable-sweep-wing aircraft| ]]
[[Category:Wing configurations]]

Tobitakyū Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = {{KOSN|KO|20|size=50}} Tobitakyū Station
| native_name = 飛田給駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Tobitakyu Station 20130506.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Tobitakyū Station north exit, May 2013
| other_name =
| address = 1-42-11 Tobitakyū, Chōfu-shi, Tokyo ({{nihongo2|東京都調布市飛田給一丁目42-11}})
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[File:KeioRailway logo.svg|30px]] [[Keio Corporation]]
| line = [[File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG|15px]] [[Keio Line]]
| elevation =
| distance =
| platforms = 1 side platform +1 island platform
| tracks = 3
| connections =
| structure =
| code = KO20
| website =
| opened = 1916
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 23,476
| pass_year = FY2013
| map_type =
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Tobitakyū Station'''|飛田給駅| Tobitakyū-eki}} is a railway station in [[Chōfu, Tokyo]], Japan, operated by the private railway operator [[Keio Corporation]].<ref>[http://www.keio.co.jp/english/railwaymap/index.html Keio Railway Map]</ref> It serves as the main train station for access to [[Ajinomoto Stadium]], home of [[J. League]] football teams [[F.C. Tokyo]] and [[Tokyo Verdy]].

== Lines ==
Tobitakyū Station is served by the [[Keio Line]], and is located 17.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at [[Shinjuku Station]].

== Station layout ==
This station has a [[side platform]] and an [[island platform]] with an elevated station building

===Platforms===
{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|linename=Keiō Line|linecol=deeppink|dir={{STN|Keio Hachioji||Keiō Hachiōji}} ・([[Keio Takao Line]]) {{STN|Takaosanguchi}} ・([[Keio Dobutsuen Line]]) {{STN|Tama-Dobutsu-koen||Tama-Dōbutsu-kōen}}}}
{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nolinkindex=Keiō Line|linecol=deeppink|dir={{STN|Chofu|Tokyo|Chōfu}} ・ {{STN|Meidaimae}} ・ {{STN|Sasazuka}} ・ {{STN|Shinjuku}} ・ For [[Toei Shinjuku Line]]}}
{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|nolinkindex=Keiō Line|linecol=deeppink|dir=Chōfu ・ Meidaimae ・ Sasazuka ・ Shinjuku ・ For Toei Shinjuku Line}}

==Adjacent stations==
{{Service rail start}}
{{J-route|route=Keiō Line {{KOSN|KO|20}}|f=w|col=deeppink}}
{{J-rserv|service=Keiō Liner|p|col=black}}
{{J-rserv|previous=({{STN|Chōfu|Tokyo|Chofu}}) {{KOSN|KO|18|size=20}}|next=({{STN|Fuchu|Tokyo|Fuchū}}) {{KOSN|KO|23|size=20}}|service=Special Express|col=#d14374}}
{{J-rserv|previous=(Chōfu) {{KOSN|KO|18|size=20}}|next=(Fuchū) {{KOSN|KO|23|size=20}}|service=Semi Special Express|col=#f39831}}
{{J-rserv|previous=(Chōfu) {{KOSN|KO|18|size=20}}|next=(Higashi-Fuchū) {{KOSN|KO|22|size=20}}|service=Express|col=#4ba885}}
{{J-rserv|previous=(Chōfu) {{KOSN|KO|18|size=20}}|next=({{STN|Higashi-Fuchū||Higashi-Fuchu}}) {{KOSN|KO|22|size=20}}|service=Semi Express|col=#d8ca2b}}
{{J-rserv|previous={{STN|Nishi-Chofu||Nishi-Chōfu}} {{KOSN|KO|19|size=20}}|Tokyo|next=Musasinodai {{KOSN|KO|21|size=20}}|service=Rapid|col=#024287}}
{{J-rserv|previous=Nishi-Chōfu {{KOSN|KO|19|size=25}}|next={{STN|Musashinodai}} {{KOSN|KO|21|size=20}}|service=Local|col=#898989}}
{{End box}}

*Rapid trains, express trains, semi special express trains and special express trains stop at Tobitakyū Station on the day of an event at Ajinomoto Stadium.

==History==
The station opened on 1 September 1916.

==Surrounding area==
* [[Ajinomoto Stadium]]

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://www.keio.co.jp/train/station/21_tobitakyu/index.html Keio Railway Station Information] {{ja icon}}

{{Keio Line}}
{{Chōfu, Tokyo}}

{{Coord|35.660203|N|139.523293|E|format=dms|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tobitakyu}}
[[Category:Keio Line]]
[[Category:Stations of Keio Corporation]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Tokyo]]
[[Category:Chōfu, Tokyo]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1916]]
[[Category:1916 establishments in Japan]]

Argo Bromo Anggrek

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{{more footnotes|date = July 2012}}
{{hatnote|This article contains train schedules. It may be changed without further notice. Please do not trust the truth of this article and contact the train operator for more information. Wikipedia doesn't give any responsibilities due to mistakes about the schedule.}}
{{Infobox rail service
| railroad_name = Argo Bromo Anggrek
| logo_filename =
| color =
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = CC20613100_KA_Argo_Bromo_Anggrek_at_Kedunggedeh.jpg
| image_width = 300
| caption = Argo Bromo Anggrek hauled by a [[GE CM20EMP|CC206 class]] passing Kedunggaleh.
| type = [[Higher-speed rail]]
| status = Operational
| locale = 8th Operational Region of Surabaya
| start = [[Surabaya Pasar Turi railway station|Surabaya]]
| end = [[Gambir railway station|Gambir]]
| stops = 4
| frequency = Twice daily
| ridership =
| trainnumber = 1-4
| predecessor = Argo Bromo and Surya Jaya
| first = 24 September 1997
| last =
| operator = [[PT Kereta Api Indonesia]] 8th Operational Region of Surabaya
| stock = [[GE CM20EMP|CC206]]
| distance = {{convert|725|km|mi|0}}
| gauge =
| el =
| speed = 90 - 120 km/hours
}}
'''Argo Bromo Anggrek''' is an executive class train operated by [[PT Kereta Api Indonesia]] on [[Java]] between [[Gambir railway station|Jakarta]] and [[Surabaya Pasar Turi railway station|Surabaya]]. The train covers 725 kilometres in 9 hours along Java's north coast, stopping at [[Cirebon railway station|Cirebon]], [[Semarang Tawang railway station|Semarang Tawang]], and [[Pekalongan railway station|Pekalongan]].

==Etymology==
The name ''Argo Bromo'' was derived from the volcano [[Mount Bromo|Bromo]] in [[East Java]]. The term ''anggrek'' ({{lang-en|orchid}}) was added to differentiate the train from its predecessor. The orchid is represented in the purple-white livery of the train.

==Service==
The original Argo Bromo train service "Argo Bromo JS-950" was inaugurated on 3 July 1995 by the [[President of Indonesia]], [[Suharto]], to commemorate the Indonesian National Technology Day of 12 August 1995, and also the 50th anniversary of [[Proclamation of Indonesian Independence|Indonesian Independence]]. The success of the service led to the introduction of Argo Bromo Anggrek service which commenced on 24 September 1997.

The difference between Argo Bromo Anggrek and the original Argo Bromo train service is the usage of a set of more sophisticated passenger coach with bolsterless bogies, which are made locally by [[Industri Kereta Api]] (INKA). Although initially hailed as technological innovation of its day, even nicknamed as "[[Boeing 747|747]] on rail" by Tourism Minister [[Joop Ave]], they were later downgraded in later years by having its disc brakes replaced with conventional brake shoe and automatic doors replaced by manual doors due to poor maintenance, especially during and after the [[1997 Asian Financial Crisis]], and a derailment at [[Manggarai railway station|Manggarai station]] in 2010.

From Gambir station, this train departs at 09:30 and 21:30 and arrives at Pasar Turi station at 18:30 and 06:30. From Pasar Turi station, Surabaya, this train departs at 08:15 and 20:00 and arrives in Gambir station, at 17:00 and 04:57. The train only stops at Cirebon, Pekalongan and Semarang.

Argo Bromo Anggrek trains are composed of 5 to 7 executive class passenger carriages, pulled by [[GE CM20EMP]] (previously U20C) class locomotives. Argo Bromo Anggrek is one of the most known train in Indonesia which used a set of special coaches with "K9" bolsterless [[bogie]]s. Since December 2010, carriages from the Sembrani and other standard executive class trains (K1) substitute the K9 carriages, which in that stage underwent refurbishment and renovation at [[Industri Kereta Api]], Madiun, [[East Java]]. Currently,{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} Argo Bromo Anggrek has a white exterior with blue stripes along the sides of the train, the same livery as other Trains in Indonesia nowadays (but with manual door, instead of [[Pneumatic]] door).

==Facilities==
[[File:Kereta Makan Argo Bromo Anggrek.JPG|thumb|Argo Bromo Anggrek Dining Car]]
[[File:Argo Bromo Anggrek Siang.JPG|thumbnail|Interior of Argo Bromo Anggrek]]
Argo Bromo Anggrek provides entertainment facilities during the journey in the form of audio-video (''Show On Rail''). Passengers can also order food and drinks, which can be consumed in either the passenger's carriages or in a dedicated restaurant carriage equipped with karaoke facilities. All of this is deliberately designed to give the atmosphere of a hotel.

==Accidents==
* In 2005, an Argo Bromo dining car was on fire.
* On 2 October 2010, Argo Bromo Anggrek hit [[Fajar Utama Semarang]] at 03.00 am in Petarukan station, [[Central Java]]. Coach number 6 and number 9 shattered, 33 people were killed and 26 people wounded. The cause of this accident is under investigation.<ref>[http://regional.kompas.com/read/2010/10/02/04441535/Argo.Bromo.Tabrak.Senja.Utama..9.Tewas Argo Bromo Tabrak Senja Utama, 9 Tewas]</ref>
* On 16 December 2010, Argo Bromo Anggrek hit four students in Dengok, Padangan, Bojonegoro, East Java. Three students were killed.<ref>[http://regional.kompas.com/read/2010/12/16/16065153/Argo.Bromo.Tabrak.4.Pelajar..3.Tewas Argo Bromo 4 Student Hit, Killed 3]</ref>
* On 16 November 2012, Argo Bromo Anggrek derailed near [[Bulakamba railway station]], there were no casualties.
* On 9 March 2015, Argo Bromo Anggrek pulled by [[GE CM20EMP|CC 206]] 13 68 was collided with a truck in Weleri, Kendal, Central Java. The driver died after the accident.<ref>[http://daerah.sindonews.com/read/974112/22/ka-argo-bromo-anggrek-tabrak-truk-sopir-tewas-1425895171 KA Argo Bromo Anggrek Tabrak Truk, Sopir Tewas]</ref>

== Schedules ==
'''Argo Bromo Anggrek Schedule according to 2017 Service Planning of Indonesian Railways'''. 
Note: All schedules below is [[UTC+07:00]].

{| class="wikitable"
|
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |'''Day trip (''Argo Anggrek Pagi'')'''
|-
! colspan="3" |'''KA 1 (Surabaya Pasarturi-Gambir)'''
! colspan="3" |'''KA 2 (Gambir-Surabaya Pasarturi)'''
|-
!Station
!Arrive
!Depart
!Station
!Arrive
!Depart
|-
|[[Surabaya Pasar Turi railway station|Surabaya Pasarturi]]
| -
|08:00
|[[Gambir railway station|Gambir]]
| -
|09:30
|-
|[[Semarang Tawang railway station|Semarang Tawang]]
|11:20
|11:30
|[[Cirebon railway station|Cirebon]]
|12:09
|12:15
|-
|Pekalongan
|12:37
|12.40
|Pekalongan
|13:49
|13.52
|-
|[[Cirebon railway station|Cirebon]]
|14:17
|14:23
|[[Semarang Tawang railway station|Semarang Tawang]]
|14:59
|15:09
|-
|[[Jatinegara railway station|Jatinegara]]
|16:45
|16:47
|[[Surabaya Pasar Turi railway station|Surabaya Pasarturi]]
|18:30
| -
|-
|[[Gambir railway station|Gambir]]
|17:00
| -
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |'''Night trip (''Argo Anggrek Malam'')'''
|-
! colspan="3" |'''KA 3 (Surabaya Pasarturi-Gambir)'''
! colspan="3" |'''KA 4 (Gambir-Surabaya Pasarturi)'''
|-
!Station
!Arrive
!Depart
!Station
!Arrive
!Depart
|-
|[[Surabaya Pasar Turi railway station|Surabaya Pasarturi]]
| -
|20:00
|[[Gambir railway station|Gambir]]
| -
|21:30
|-
|[[Semarang Tawang railway station|Semarang Tawang]]
|23:20
|23:30
|[[Cirebon railway station|Cirebon]]
|00:14
|00:20
|-
|[[Cirebon railway station|Cirebon]]
|02:11
|02:17
|[[Semarang Tawang railway station|Semarang Tawang]]
|03:00
|03:09
|-
|[[Jatinegara railway station|Jatinegara]]
|04:42
|04:44
|[[Surabaya Pasar Turi railway station|Surabaya Pasarturi]]
|06:30
| -
|-
|[[Gambir railway station|Gambir]]
|05:00
| -
|}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commonscat|Argo Bromo Anggrek Train}}
* Official website of the Indonesian Railways<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kai.id|title=Situs Resmi PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero)|website=www.kai.id|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref>

* [[Rail transport in Indonesia]]
* [[List of named passenger trains of Indonesia]]

[[Category:Passenger rail transport in Indonesia]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Indonesia]]

Hakodate Main Line

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{{Refimprove|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width =
| name = Hakodate Main Line
| color = 2cb431
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = Hakodate Line Near Asari.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = A local train running along the coast, near [[Asari Station (Hokkaido)|Asari Station]] in [[Otaru, Hokkaido|Otaru]]
| type = [[Regional rail]]
| system =
| status =
| locale = [[Hokkaido]]
| start = {{STN|Hakodate}}
| end = {{STN|Asahikawa}}
| stations =
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open =
| close =
| owner = [[File:JR logo (hokkaido).svg|20px]] [[JR Hokkaido]]
| operator =
| character =
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| linelength = {{Convert|423.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks =
| gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = 20 kV AC (Hakodate to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Otaru to Asahikawa)
| speed = {{Convert|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}
| elevation =
| minradius =
| map = [[File:JR_Hakodate_Main_Line_linemap.svg|240px|Route map]]
| map_state =
}}
The {{Nihongo|'''Hakodate Main Line'''|函館本線|Hakodate-honsen}} is a railway line connecting the cities of [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]] and [[Asahikawa, Hokkaido|Asahikawa]] via [[Sapporo]] in [[Hokkaido]], Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The Sawara Line, a 35 km loop line from Onuma to Mori opened in 1945, is included as part of the Hakodate Main Line.

The Sapporo—Minami-Otaru section was the first railway line opened in Hokkaido (including the Minami-Otaru - [[Temiya Line]] to the Otaru Port). The line was extended as the first to connect to Hakodate, though today all Sapporo—Hakodate direct passenger and freight services travel via the [[Chitose Line|Chitose]] and [[Muroran Main Line|Muroran]] lines until rejoining the Hakodate line at [[Oshamambe Station]].

The [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] route north of Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto approximately parallels the route of the Hakodate Main Line, with stations proposed to be built at Shin-Yakumo, Oshamambe, Kutchan, Shin-Otaru and Sapporo.

== Train services ==
[[File:JR Hokkaido733 hakodate liner 20160406.jpg|thumb|230px|Rapid ''Hakodate Liner'']]

[[File:New789 01.jpg|thumb|Limited express ''Super Kamui'']]

=== Rapid ===
; ''Airport''<ref name="Train">{{Cite web|title = Train Guide|url = http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/train/index.html|access-date = 2016-11-20|publisher = Hokkaido Railway Company}}</ref>
: {{Colors|white|HotPink|  A  }} Otaru/Hoshimi/Teine/Sapporo - Shiroishi - New Chitose Airport
; ''Niseko Liner'': {{Colors|white|DeepSkyBlue|  B  }} Rankoshi/Kutchan - Sapporo
; ''Hakodate Liner'': Hakodate - Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
; ''Home Liner'': Otaru/Teine - Sapporo

===Semi-Rapid===
; ''Ishikari Liner''<ref name="Rapid">{{Cite web|title = JR HOKKAIDO Railway Lines in Sapporo Area|url = http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/map/pdf/sa_area.pdf|access-date = 2016-11-20|publisher = Hokkaido Railway Company}}</ref>
: {{Colors|white|Orange|  C  }} Otaru - Ebetsu/Iwamizawa
: {{Colors|white|Green|  D  }} Otaru - Ebetsu/Iwamizawa

=== Limited express ===
; ''[[Super Hokuto]]'',<ref name="Train"/> ''Hokuto''<ref name="Train"/>
: Hakodate - Oshamambe - [[Higashi-Muroran Station|Higashi-Muroran]] - (Shiroishi) - Sapporo
Until the opening of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], these services usually operated on the 1966 built Nanae-Onuma section, bypassing (then) Oshima-Ono and Niyama. Now that Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (formerly Oshima-Ono) is the major connection between the Hokkaido Shinkansen and ''zairaisen'' (local line) services on the Hakodate Main Line, these services have been re-routed accordingly.
; ''[[Kamui (train)|Kamui]]'', <ref name="Train"/> ''[[Lilac (train)|Lilac]]''<ref name="Train"/>
: Sapporo - Asahikawa
; ''[[Super Sōya]]'',<ref name="Train"/> ''[[Sarobetsu (train)|Sarobetsu]]''<ref name="Train"/>
: Sapporo - Asahikawa - [[Wakkanai Station|Wakkanai]]
; ''[[Okhotsk (train)|Okhotsk]]''<ref name="Train"/>
: Sapporo - Asahikawa - [[Abashiri Station|Abashiri]]

===Former Overnight Express services===
Until the opening of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], the following sleeping car services operated;
; ''[[Hokutosei]]'', ''[[Cassiopeia (train)|Cassiopeia]]'': [[Ueno Station|Ueno]] - (Goryōkaku) - Hakodate - Oshamambe - Higashi-Muroran - (Shiroishi) - Sapporo
; ''[[Twilight Express]]'': [[Osaka Station|Osaka]] - (Goryōkaku) - Oshamambe - Higashi-Muroran - (Shiroishi) - Sapporo
; ''[[Hamanasu (train)|Hamanasu]]'': [[Aomori Station|Aomori]] - (Goryōkaku) - Hakodate - Oshamambe - Higashi-Muroran - (Shiroishi) - Sapporo

== Station list ==

===Hakodate to Otaru===
:'''H''': Rapid ''Hakodate Liner''
:'''B''': Rapid ''Niseko Liner''
:Trains stop at stations marked "+", skip at stations marked "-".

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| Station !! Distance (km) !! H !! B !! Transfers !! Location
|-style="border-top:royalblue solid 3px;"
| H75 || [[Hakodate Station|Hakodate]] || 函館 || align=right| 0.0
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|+ ||
|{{Plainlist|
*[[Hakodate Municipal Transportation Bureau|Hakodate City Tram]]:
**{{Colorbull|Red}} [[Hakodate City Tram Route 2|Route 2]]
**{{Colorbull|Blue}} [[Hakodate City Tram Route 5|Route 5]]
**:([[Hakodate Municipal Tram Main Line|Main Line]] and [[Hakodate Municipal Tram Ōmori Line|Ōmori Line]], at [[Hakodate-Ekimae Station|Hakodate-Ekimae]])
}}
| rowspan=3| [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]]
|-
| H74 || [[Goryōkaku Station|Goryōkaku]] || 五稜郭 || align=right| 3.4
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|+ ||
|[[File:South Hokkaido Railway Company.jpg|25px]] [[South Hokkaido Railway Company|South Hokkaido Railway]]
|-
| H73 || [[Kikyō Station|Kikyō]] || 桔梗 || align=right| 8.3
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|- ||
| 
|-
| H72 || [[Ōnakayama Station|Ōnakayama]] || 大中山 || align=right| 10.4
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|- ||
|  || rowspan=2| [[Nanae, Hokkaido|Nanae]], [[Kameda District, Hokkaido|Kameda]]
|-
| H71 || [[Nanae Station|Nanae]] || 七飯 || align=right| 13.8
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|- ||
| 
|-
| H70 || [[Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto]] || 新函館北斗 || align=right| 17.9
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|+ ||
|[[File:Shinkansen jrh.svg|16px]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]|| rowspan=1| [[Hokuto, Hokkaido|Hokuto]]
|-
| H69 || [[Niyama Station|Niyama]] || 仁山 || align=right| 21.2 || || || || rowspan=3| Nanae, Kameda
|-
| H68 || [[Ōnuma Station|Ōnuma]] || 大沼 || align=right| 27.0 || ||
|{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Hakodate Main Line Branch (Sawara Line)
|-
| H67 || [[Ōnuma-Kōen Station|Ōnuma-Kōen]] || 大沼公園 || align=right| 28.0 || || ||
|-
| H66 || [[Akaigawa Station|Akaigawa]] || 赤井川 || align=right| 31.7 || || || || rowspan=9| [[Mori, Hokkaido|Mori]], [[Kayabe District, Hokkaido|Kayabe]]
|-
| H65 || [[Komagatake Station|Komagatake]] || 駒ヶ岳 || align=right| 36.5 || || ||
|-
| H64 || [[Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)|Higashiyama]] || 東山 || align=right| 40.1 || || ||
|-
| H63 || [[Himekawa Station (Hokkaido)|Himekawa]] || 姫川 || align=right| 44.2 || || ||
|-
| H62 || [[Mori Station (Hokkaido)|Mori]] || 森 || align=right| 49.5 || ||
|{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Hakodate Main Line Branch (Sawara Line)
|-
| H61 || [[Katsuragawa Station (Hokkaido)|Katsuragawa]] || 桂川 || align=right| 52.2 || || ||
|-
| H60 || [[Ishiya Station|Ishiya]] || 石谷 || align=right| 56.1 || || ||
|-
| H59 || [[Hon-Ishikura Station|Hon-Ishikura]] || 本石倉 || align=right| 60.0 || || ||
|-
| H58 || [[Ishikura Station|Ishikura]] || 石倉 || align=right| 62.1 || || ||
|-
| H57 || [[Otoshibe Station|Otoshibe]] || 落部 || align=right| 66.1 || || || || rowspan=7| [[Yakumo, Hokkaido|Yakumo]], [[Futami District, Hokkaido|Futami]]
|-
| H56 || [[Nodaoi Station|Nodaoi]] || 野田生 || align=right| 71.4 || || ||
|-
| H55 || [[Yamakoshi Station|Yamakoshi]] || 山越 || align=right| 76.6 || || ||
|-
| H54 || [[Yakumo Station|Yakumo]] || 八雲 || align=right| 81.1 || || ||
|-
| H53 || [[Washinosu Station|Washinosu]] || 鷲ノ巣 || align=right| 84.2 || || ||
|-
| H52 || [[Yamasaki Station|Yamasaki]] || 山崎 || align=right| 88.3 || || ||
|-
| H51 || [[Kuroiwa Station|Kuroiwa]] || 黒岩 || align=right| 94.4 || || ||
|-
| H50 || [[Kita-Toyotsu Station|Kita-Toyotsu]] || 北豊津 || align=right| 98.2 || || || || rowspan=6| [[Oshamambe, Hokkaido|Oshamambe]], [[Yamakoshi District, Hokkaido|Yamakoshi]]
|-
| H49 || [[Kunnui Station|Kunnui]] || 国縫 || align=right| 102.8 || || ||
|-
| H48 || [[Nakanosawa Station|Nakanosawa]] || 中ノ沢 || align=right| 107.7 || || ||
|-style="border-top:royalblue solid 3px;"
| H47 || [[Oshamambe Station|Oshamambe]] || 長万部 || align=right| 112.3 || || ||
{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} [[Muroran Main Line]]
|-style="border-top:red solid 3px;"
| S32 || [[Futamata Station (Hokkaido)|Futamata]] || 二股 || align=right| 120.9 || || ||
|-
| S31 || [[Warabitai Station|Warabitai]] || 蕨岱 || align=right| 126.9 || || ||
|-
| S30 || [[Kuromatsunai Station|Kuromatsunai]] || 黒松内 || align=right| 132.3 || || || || rowspan=2| [[Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido|Kuromatsunai]], [[Suttsu District, Hokkaido|Suttsu]]
|-
| S29 || [[Neppu Station|Neppu]] || 熱郛 || align=right| 140.4 || || ||
|-
| S28 || [[Mena Station|Mena]] || 目名 || align=right| 155.8 || || || || rowspan=3| [[Rankoshi, Hokkaido|Rankoshi]], [[Isoya District, Hokkaido|Isoya]]
|-
| S27 || [[Rankoshi Station|Rankoshi]] || 蘭越 || align=right| 163.4
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S26 || [[Konbu Station|Konbu]] || 昆布 || align=right| 170.3
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S25 || [[Niseko Station|Niseko]] || ニセコ || align=right| 179.6
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || [[Niseko, Hokkaido|Niseko]], [[Abuta District, Hokkaido|Abuta]]
|-
| S24 || [[Hirafu Station|Hirafu]] || 比羅夫 || align=right| 186.6
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || rowspan=2| [[Kutchan, Hokkaido|Kutchan]], Abuta
|-
| S23 || [[Kutchan Station|Kutchan]] || 倶知安 || align=right| 193.3
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S22 || [[Kozawa Station|Kozawa]] || 小沢 || align=right| 203.6
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || [[Kyōwa, Hokkaido|Kyōwa]], [[Iwanai District, Hokkaido|Iwanai]]
|-
| S21 || [[Ginzan Station|Ginzan]] || 銀山 || align=right| 213.4
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || rowspan=3| [[Niki, Hokkaido|Niki]], [[Yoichi District, Hokkaido|Yoichi]]
|-
| S20 || [[Shikaribetsu Station|Shikaribetsu]] || 然別 || align=right| 224.1
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S19 || [[Niki Station|Niki]] || 仁木 || align=right| 228.2
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S18 || [[Yoichi Station|Yoichi]] || 余市 || align=right| 232.6
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || [[Yoichi, Hokkaido|Yoichi]], Yoichi
|-
| S17 || [[Ranshima Station|Ranshima]] || 蘭島 || align=right| 237.9
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || rowspan=3| [[Otaru, Hokkaido|Otaru]]
|-
| S16 || [[Shioya Station (Hokkaido)|Shioya]] || |塩谷 || align=right| 244.8
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S15 || [[Otaru Station|Otaru]] || 小樽 || align=right| 252.5
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|}

===Otaru to Asahikawa===
:'''A''': Rapid ''Airport''
:'''B''': Rapid ''Niseko Liner''
:'''C''': Semi-Rapid ''Ishikari Liner''
:'''D''': Semi-Rapid ''Ishikari Liner''
:Trains stop at stations marked "+", skip at stations marked "-".<ref name="Rapid"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| Station !! Distance (km) !! A !! B !! C !! D !! Transfers !! Location
|-style="border-top:red solid 3px;"
| S15 || Otaru || 小樽 || align=right| 252.5
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|  || rowspan=5| [[Otaru, Hokkaido|Otaru]]
|-
| S14 || [[Minami-Otaru Station|Minami-Otaru]] || 南小樽 || align=right| 254.1
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S13 || [[Otaru-Chikkō Station|Otaru-Chikkō]] || 小樽築港 || align=right| 256.2
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S12 || [[Asahi Station (Hokkaido)|Asari]] || 朝里 || align=right| 259.3
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S11 || [[Zenibako Station|Zenibako]] || 銭函 || align=right| 268.1
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S10 || [[Hoshimi Station|Hoshimi]] || ほしみ || align=right| 271.0
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| || rowspan=5| [[Teine-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| S09 || [[Hoshioki Station|Hoshioki]] || 星置 || align=right| 272.6
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S08 || [[Inaho Station|Inaho]] || 稲穂 || align=right| 273.7
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S07 || [[Teine Station|Teine]] || 手稲 || align=right| 275.7
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S06 || [[Inazumi-Kōen Station|Inazumi-Kōen]] || 稲積公園 || align=right| 277.0
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S05 || [[Hassamu Station|Hassamu]] || 発寒 || align=right| 279.2
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| || rowspan=3 |[[Nishi-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| S04 || [[Hassamu-Chūō Station|Hassamu-Chūō]] || 発寒中央 || align=right| 281.0
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S03 || [[Kotoni Station (JR Hokkaido)|Kotoni]] || 琴似 || align=right| 282.5
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S02 || [[Sōen Station|Sōen]] || 桑園 || align=right| 284.7
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|{{Colorbull|SeaGreen}} [[Sasshō Line]] (Gakuentoshi Line)|| [[Chūō-ku, Sapporo]]
|-style="border-top:red solid 3px;"
| 01 || [[Sapporo Station|Sapporo]] || 札幌 || align=right| 286.3
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|{{Plainlist|
*{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} [[Chitose Line]]
*{{Colorbull|SeaGreen}} Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line)
*[[File:Subway SapporoNamboku.svg|15px]] [[Namboku Line (Sapporo)|Subway Namboku Line]] (N06)
*[[File:Subway SapporoToho.svg|15px]] [[Tōhō Line|Subway Tōhō Line]] (H07)
}}
|[[Kita-ku, Sapporo]]
|-style="border-top:orange solid 3px;"
| H02 || [[Naebo Station|Naebo]] || 苗穂 || align=right| 288.5
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|-
|{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Chitose Line|| [[Chūō-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| H03 || [[Shiroishi Station (JR Hokkaido)|Shiroishi]] || 白石 || align=right| 292.1
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Chitose Line|| [[Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| A04 || [[Atsubetsu Station|Atsubetsu]] || 厚別 || align=right| 296.5
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|-
|  || rowspan=2| [[Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| A05 || [[Shinrin-Kōen Station (Hokkaido)|Shinrin-Kōen]] || 森林公園 || align=right| 298.5
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|-
| 
|-
| A06 || [[Ōasa Station|Ōasa]] || 大麻 || align=right| 300.8
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|  || rowspan=5| [[Ebetsu, Hokkaido|Ebetsu]]
|-
| A07 || [[Nopporo Station|Nopporo]] || 野幌 || align=right| 304.2
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| A08 || [[Takasago Station (Hokkaido)|Takasago]] || 高砂 || align=right| 305.5
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|-
| 
|-
| A09 || [[Ebetsu Station|Ebetsu]] || 江別 || align=right| 307.3
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| A10 || [[Toyohoro Station|Toyohoro]] || 豊幌 || align=right| 313.5
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| A11 || [[Horomui Station|Horomui]] || 幌向 || align=right| 316.7
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|  || rowspan=3| [[Iwamizawa, Hokkaido|Iwamizawa]]
|-
| A12 || [[Kami-Horomui Station|Kami-Horomui]] || 上幌向 || align=right| 322.6
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| A13 || [[Iwamizawa Station|Iwamizawa]] || 岩見沢 || align=right| 326.9
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|{{Colorbull|Grey}} Muroran Main Line
|-
| A14 || [[Minenobu Station|Minenobu]] || 峰延 || align=right| 335.3
|
|
|
|
|  || rowspan=4| [[Bibai, Hokkaido|Bibai]]
|-
| A15 || [[Kōshunai Station|Kōshunai]] || 光珠内 || align=right| 339.8
|
|
|
|
| 
|-
| A16 || [[Bibai Station|Bibai]] || 美唄 || align=right| 343.7
|
|
|
|
| 
|-
| A17 || [[Chashinai Station|Chashinai]] || 茶志内 || align=right| 348.1
|
|
|
|
| 
|-
| A18 || [[Naie Station|Naie]] || 奈井江 || align=right| 354.3
|
|
|
|
|  || [[Naie, Hokkaido|Naie]], [[Sorachi District, Hokkaido|Sorachi]]
|-
| A19 || [[Toyonuma Station|Toyonuma]] || 豊沼 || align=right| 359.0
|
|
|
|
|  || rowspan=2| [[Sunagawa, Hokkaido|Sunagawa]]
|-
| A20 || [[Sunagawa Station|Sunagawa]] || 砂川 || align=right| 362.2
|
|
|
|
| 
|-
| A21 || [[Takikawa Station|Takikawa]] || 滝川 || align=right| 369.8
|
|
|
|
|{{Colorbull|Pink}} [[Nemuro Main Line]]
| rowspan=2| [[Takikawa, Hokkaido|Takikawa]]
|-
| A22 || [[Ebeotsu Station|Ebeotsu]] || 江部乙 || align=right| 378.2
|
|
|
|
| 
|-
| A23 || [[Moseushi Station|Moseushi]] || 妹背牛 || align=right| 358.7
|
|
|
|
|  || [[Moseushi, Hokkaido|Moseushi]], [[Uryū District, Hokkaido|Uryū]]
|-
| A24 || [[Fukagawa Station|Fukagawa]] || 深川 || align=right| 392.9
|
|
|
|
|{{Colorbull|Grey}} [[Rumoi Main Line]]
| rowspan=2| [[Fukagawa, Hokkaido|Fukagawa]]
|-
| A25 || [[Osamunai Station|Osamunai]] || 納内 || align=right| 400.3
|
|
|
|
| 
|-
| A26 || [[Inō Station (Hokkaido)|Inō]] || 伊納 || align=right| 413.0
|
|
|
|
|  || rowspan=3| [[Asahikawa, Hokkaido|Asahikawa]]
|-
| A27 || [[Chikabumi Station|Chikabumi]] || 近文 || align=right| 419.1
|
|
|
|
| 
|-
| A28 || [[Asahikawa Station|Asahikawa]] || 旭川 || align=right| 423.1
|
|
|
|
|{{Plainlist|
*{{Colorbull|MediumPurple}} [[Furano Line]]
*{{Colorbull|Orange}} [[Sekihoku Main Line]]
*{{Colorbull|Brown}} [[Sōya Main Line]]
}}
|}

===Sawara branch line===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| Station !! Distance (km) !! Transfers !! Location
|-style="border-top:royalblue solid 3px;"
| H68 || Ōnuma || 大沼 || align=right| 0.0 ||
{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Hakodate Main Line (Main Line)
| rowspan=4| Nanae, Kameda
|-
| N71 || [[Ikedaen Station|Ikedaen]] || 池田園 || align=right| 3.4 ||
|-
| N70 || [[Nagareyama Onsen Station|Nagareyama Onsen]] || 流山温泉 || align=right| 5.6 ||
|-
| N69 || [[Chōshiguchi Station|Chōshiguchi]] || 銚子口 || align=right| 6.8 ||
|-
| N68 || [[Shikabe Station|Shikabe]] || 鹿部 || align=right| 14.6 || || [[Shikabe, Hokkaido|Shikabe]], Kayabe
|-
| N67 || [[Oshima-Mumajiri Station|Oshima-Mumajiri]] || 渡島沼尻 || align=right| 20.0 || || rowspan=6| Mori, Kayabe
|-
| N66 || [[Oshima-Sawara Station|Oshima-Sawara]] || 渡島砂原 || align=right| 25.3 ||
|-
| N65 || [[Kakarima Station|Kakarima]] || 掛澗 || align=right| 29.0 ||
|-
| N64 || [[Oshironai Station|Oshironai]] || 尾白内 || align=right| 31.9 ||
|-
| N63 || [[Higashi-Mori Station|Higashi-Mori]] || 東森 || align=right| 33.5 ||
|-
| H62 || Mori || 森 || align=right| 35.3 ||
{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Hakodate Main Line (Main Line)
|}

==Rolling stock==

===Local / Rapid / Semi-Rapid ===
; Hakodate to Otaru
: [[KiHa 40 series]] DMUs
: [[KiHa 150]] DMUs (Oshamambe to Otaru)
: [[KiHa 201 series]] DMUs (Rankoshi to Ebetsu)
: [[733 series|733-1000 series]] AC EMUs (''Hakodate Liner'' only)
; Otaru to Asahikawa
: [[721 series]] / [[731 series]] / [[733 series]] / [[735 series]] AC EMUs
: KiHa 201 series DMUs (Rankoshi to Ebetsu)

===Limited express / Home liner===
; ''[[Super Hokuto]]'' / ''Home Liner''
: [[KiHa 281 series]] DMUs
: [[KiHa 261 series|KiHa 261-1000 series]] DMUs
; ''[[Hokuto (train)|Hokuto]]'' / ''[[Okhotsk (train)|Okhotsk]]''
: [[KiHa 183 series]] DMUs
; ''[[Super Sōya|Soya]]'' / ''[[Sarobetsu (train)|Sarobetsu]]''
: [[KiHa 261 series|KiHa 261-0 series]] DMUs

==History==
{{Unsourced section|date=October 2017}}
Construction of the line by the Japanese Government began with the 32 km Minami-Otaru - Sapporo section in 1880, with the 41 km Sapporo to Iwamizawa section opened in 1882 to provide a link from the significant coalmines near Iwamizawa to the Otaru Port.

The line was sold to the Hokkaido Coal Co in 1889, which extended the line 35 km from Iwamizawa to Sunagawa in 1891, and a further 61 km to Asahikawa in 1898.

The Japanese Government built the 224 km Hakodate - Shikaribetsu section, opened in 1902, with the remaining 28 km section to Otaru opening the following year.

In 1905 a 1.6 km line was built from Otaru - Minami-Otaru to connect the Hokkaido Coal Co owned line to the Hakodate line, and the Government nationalised the Hokkaido Coal Co in 1906.

===Duplication===
Doubling of the line between Minami-Otaru and Iwamizawa opened 1909-11, and was extended to Sunagawa 1924-26, to Takikawa in 1956 and to Asahikawa 1964-68. The Otaru - Minami-Otaru section was duplicated in 1965.

The line from Hakodate was duplicated for 8 km to Kikyo 1941-44, with the 9 km Ishikura - Nodaoi section double-tracked in 1945. The 5 km Kikyo - Nanae section was double-tracked in 1962, and the doubling effectively extended 13 km to Onuma in 1966 with the construction of a new alignment for northbound trains to avoid the 1 in 50 (2%) grades between Oshima-Ono and Onuma.

Doubling of the 41 km section between Nodaoi and Oshamambe (excluding two gaps totalling 8 km) was undertaken in sections between 1965 and 1984, with the 13 km Mori - Ishikura section doubled between 1974 and 1979. Although the Sawara Line provides an alternative route from Onuma - Mori, it is operated as a local line, with all express passenger and freight trains travelling via Onuma-Koen.

===Electrification===
The Otaru - Sapporo - Takikawa section was electrified in 1968, and extended to Asahikawa the following year with the opening of the 4,523m Kamuikotan tunnel and associated deviation.

The 3 km Hakodate - Goryokaku section was electrified in conjunction with the [[Seikan Tunnel]] project in 1988.

The 15 km Goryokaku - Oshima-Ono section was electrified in conjunction with the opening of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], with the latter station renamed [[Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto]].

===Former connecting lines===

====Hakodate-Otaru section====
* Goryokaku station - the uncompleted Toi line junctioned here, proposed to service a naval base to protect the [[Tsugaru Strait]]. Construction commenced in 1937, and the 29 km line was well advanced when works were suspended in 1943 due to a shortage of materials. The [[Seikan Tunnel]] was originally proposed to utilised the roadbed of the Toi line (as well as that of the uncompleted [[Ominato Line|Oma line]] on Honshu) until the route was altered in 1968 to that subsequently constructed.
* Two private railways near Hakodate were affected by the opening of the Sawara branch line between Onuma and Mori in 1945;
- The 17 km Onuma Koen - Shikabe line opened in 1929, and had the misfortune to be affected by a volcanic eruption just six months later, which closed it for two months. It closed in 1945 when the Shikabe station on the Sawara line opened, but as the new station was some distance from the township, locals agitated for re-establishment of services to the original station. This occurred in 1948 when the last 11 km of the line from Choshiguchi was reopened by the local government, but competition from bus services resulted in the line being permanently closed in 1952.

- A line was built from Mori 9.4 km south to Sunahara in 1928. The first 3.1 km of that line was rebuilt as part of the Sawara line, and the remaining 6.3 km closed when the parallel JR line opened.

* Nakanosawa station - The 48 km line to Setana opened in 1929/32, closing in 1987.
* Kuromatsunai station - The local government built the line to the port of Suttsu (17 km) in 1920. It introduced the first diesel locomotive used in Hokkaido in 1952, and was closed as a result of flood damage in 1968.
* Kutchan station - In 1919 a 13 km line opened to Kyogoku, where it connected to the private Japan Steel Works 7 km line to a mine at Wakikata. The JR line was extended 11 km to Kimobetsu in 1928, and a further 60 km to Date Monbetsu on the [[Muroran Main Line]] in 1940/41. The Wakikata branch closed in 1970 when the mine closed, and the JR line closed in 1986.
* Ozawa station - A 762mm (2'6") gauge horse-drawn tramway opened to the port at Iwanai in 1905. In 1912 it was replaced by a 1067mm (3'6") gauge line, which closed in 1985. Near Iwanai the first tramway in Hokkaido, and possibly Japan, opened in 1869 as a 2.8 km gravity line linking a coal mine to the port of Kayanuma. It used timber rails and a ~1050mm gauge, with brakemen riding the loaded wagons, and horses and cattle hauling the empty wagon back to the mine. In 1881 the line was rebuilt to 762mm gauge with iron rails, and steam locomotives were introduced in 1927. In 1931 the tramway was replaced by a 10 km cableway linking the mine to Iwanai port, which in 1946 was replaced by a 6.3 km 1067mm gauge line. A bridge on the new line collapsed during a typhoon in 1962, and the line was closed, with the coal mine closing two years later.
* Yoichi station - The local government operated a 2.8 km line to the waterfront from 1933-43.

====Sapporo area====
* Teine station - An 8 km 762mm gauge line to Ban'naguro operated 1922-40. A proposed 10 km extension to the Ishikari river was not built.
* Sapporo station - A horse drawn 762mm gauge 11 km line operated north west to Kawabata, opening 1911/17 and crossing the [[Sassho Line]] near Shinkotoni. Petrol locomotives were introduced in 1922. The line was replaced by buses in 1943.
* Shiraishi station - An electrified (1.5Kv DC) private 27 km line opened to Jozankei in 1918 for passenger service. In 1939 two branch lines totalling 8.3 km opened to link a silver/zinc/lead mine with a refinery. The ore traffic was lost to road transport in 1963, and the passenger service was replaced by buses in 1969.
* Nopporo station - The private 57 km [[Sekisho Line|Yubari]] line was operated by the Hokkaido Colliery & Steamship Co. The initial 34 km line from Kuriyama on the [[Muroran Main Line]] (including a bridge over that line) to Yubari opened in 1926, including a switch-back (or zig-zag) section at Nishikisawa. A 23 km extension opened from Kuriyama - Nopporo in 1930. At its peak in 1965 the line carried annual tonnage of 1.5M tonnes of coal and another 0.5M tonnes of general freight, as well as 2M passengers. The entire line closed in 1975 after the closure of the mine in 1972. A 4.7 km branch to the Tsunoda mine operated 1927-70.
* Ebetsu station - An 11 km 762mm gauge line operated to Tobetsu, on the [[Sassho Line]], although at each terminus the 762mm gauge stations were on the opposite banks of the Ishikarigawa and Tobetsugawa rivers (respectively) to the JR stations.

====Iwamizawa-Asahikawa section====
[[File:JNR kiha40 184 utashinai.jpg|thumb|Utashinai station, 1986]]
[[File:Shinmeisen Daisan Uryuu River bridge.jpg|thumb|Bridge built on the uncompleted Shumarinai to Chikubetsu line]]
* Iwamizawa station - in 1882 the Hokkaido government opened an 11 km line to Mikasa, known as the Horonai line. In 1888 a 7 km extension to Ikushunbetsu and ~3 km branch line from Mikasa to the Horonai coal mine opened, and the line was sold to the Hokkaido Coal Co. in 1889. The line was nationalised in 1906, and closed in 1987. At Ikushunbetsu a forest railway comprising a 15 km 'main line' and a 3 km branch opened in 1938, and closed in 1955 to allow for the construction of the Katsurasawa dam.
* Bibai station;
- The 3 km branch to Minami-Bibai opened in 1931 to service a coal mine, closing in 1973. Passenger services operated 1944-71.

- The Mitsubishi Mining Co. ('''MMC''') opened an 8 km line to Sumiyama mine in 1914, extending the line 3 km to Tokiwadai in 1924. The line closed when the mine closed in 1972. The MMC also operated a 2 km line from Chashinai station to a coal mine 1952-67.

* Naie station - The Mitsui Mining Co. operated a 5 km line to Higashi Naie 1949/51 to 1968.
* Sunagawa station;
- The Mitsui Mining Co. also opened the 7.3 km branch to Kamisunagawa in 1918. The line was nationalised in 1926, with passenger services introduced the same year. The line closed in 1994.

- A 15 km branch to Utashinai, opened by the Hokkaido Coal Co. in 1891, nationalised in 1906 and closed in 1988.

* Fukagawa station - The first section of the Shinmei line to Nayoro on the [[Soya Line]] opened in 1924, opening to Nayoro in 1941 and closing in 1995. A 51.2 km line was proposed from Shumarinai on that line to Chikubetsu on the Hoboro line north of [[Rumoi Main Line|Rumoi]] with construction commencing in 1959. A substantial steel truss bridge was constructed before work was abandoned in 1962.

===Accidents===
In August 2013, three cars of a 20-car freight train derailed on the line near Yakumo after striking a two-meter piece of wood that obstructed the tracks. Although there were no injuries, the line was temporarily closed, impacting rail service to and from Hakodate Station.<ref>{{cite news|title=ＪＲ函館線で貨物列車脱線　帰省の足に影響、けが人なし|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG1700Y_X10C13A8CC0000/|accessdate=19 August 2013|newspaper=共同通信|date=17 August 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Hokkaidō transit}}

[[Category:Rail transport in Hokkaido]]
[[Category:Lines of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1898]]

Hakodate Main Line

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
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The {{Nihongo|'''Hakodate Main Line'''|函館本線|Hakodate-honsen}} is a railway line connecting the cities of [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]] and [[Asahikawa, Hokkaido|Asahikawa]] via [[Sapporo]] in [[Hokkaido]], Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The Sawara Line, a 35 km loop line from Onuma to Mori opened in 1945, is included as part of the Hakodate Main Line.

The Sapporo—Minami-Otaru section was the first railway line opened in Hokkaido (including the Minami-Otaru - [[Temiya Line]] to the Otaru Port). The line was extended as the first to connect to Hakodate, though today all Sapporo—Hakodate direct passenger and freight services travel via the [[Chitose Line|Chitose]] and [[Muroran Main Line|Muroran]] lines until rejoining the Hakodate line at [[Oshamambe Station]].

The [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] route north of Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto approximately parallels the route of the Hakodate Main Line, with stations proposed to be built at Shin-Yakumo, Oshamambe, Kutchan, Shin-Otaru and Sapporo.

== Train services ==
[[File:JR Hokkaido733 hakodate liner 20160406.jpg|thumb|230px|Rapid ''Hakodate Liner'']]

[[File:New789 01.jpg|thumb|Limited express ''Super Kamui'']]

=== Rapid ===
; ''Airport''<ref name="Train">{{Cite web|title = Train Guide|url = http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/train/index.html|access-date = 2016-11-20|publisher = Hokkaido Railway Company}}</ref>
: {{Colors|white|HotPink|  A  }} Otaru/Hoshimi/Teine/Sapporo - Shiroishi - New Chitose Airport
; ''Niseko Liner'': {{Colors|white|DeepSkyBlue|  B  }} Rankoshi/Kutchan - Sapporo
; ''Hakodate Liner'': Hakodate - Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
; ''Home Liner'': Otaru/Teine - Sapporo

===Semi-Rapid===
; ''Ishikari Liner''<ref name="Rapid">{{Cite web|title = JR HOKKAIDO Railway Lines in Sapporo Area|url = http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/map/pdf/sa_area.pdf|access-date = 2016-11-20|publisher = Hokkaido Railway Company}}</ref>
: {{Colors|white|Orange|  C  }} Otaru - Ebetsu/Iwamizawa
: {{Colors|white|Green|  D  }} Otaru - Ebetsu/Iwamizawa

=== Limited express ===
; ''[[Super Hokuto]]'',<ref name="Train"/> ''Hokuto''<ref name="Train"/>
: Hakodate - Oshamambe - [[Higashi-Muroran Station|Higashi-Muroran]] - (Shiroishi) - Sapporo
Until the opening of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], these services usually operated on the 1966 built Nanae-Onuma section, bypassing (then) Oshima-Ono and Niyama. Now that Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (formerly Oshima-Ono) is the major connection between the Hokkaido Shinkansen and 'zairaisen' (local line) services on the Hakodate Main Line, these services have been re-routed accordingly.
; ''[[Kamui (train)|Kamui]]'', <ref name="Train"/> ''[[Lilac (train)|Lilac]]''<ref name="Train"/>
: Sapporo - Asahikawa
; ''[[Super Sōya]]'',<ref name="Train"/> ''[[Sarobetsu (train)|Sarobetsu]]''<ref name="Train"/>
: Sapporo - Asahikawa - [[Wakkanai Station|Wakkanai]]
; ''[[Okhotsk (train)|Okhotsk]]''<ref name="Train"/>
: Sapporo - Asahikawa - [[Abashiri Station|Abashiri]]

===Former Overnight Express services===
Until the opening of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], the following sleeping car services operated;
; ''[[Hokutosei]]'', ''[[Cassiopeia (train)|Cassiopeia]]'': [[Ueno Station|Ueno]] - (Goryōkaku) - Hakodate - Oshamambe - Higashi-Muroran - (Shiroishi) - Sapporo
; ''[[Twilight Express]]'': [[Osaka Station|Osaka]] - (Goryōkaku) - Oshamambe - Higashi-Muroran - (Shiroishi) - Sapporo
; ''[[Hamanasu (train)|Hamanasu]]'': [[Aomori Station|Aomori]] - (Goryōkaku) - Hakodate - Oshamambe - Higashi-Muroran - (Shiroishi) - Sapporo

== Station list ==

===Hakodate to Otaru===
:'''H''': Rapid ''Hakodate Liner''
:'''B''': Rapid ''Niseko Liner''
:Trains stop at stations marked "+", skip at stations marked "-".

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| Station !! Distance (km) !! H !! B !! Transfers !! Location
|-style="border-top:royalblue solid 3px;"
| H75 || [[Hakodate Station|Hakodate]] || 函館 || align=right| 0.0
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|+ ||
|{{Plainlist|
*[[Hakodate Municipal Transportation Bureau|Hakodate City Tram]]:
**{{Colorbull|Red}} [[Hakodate City Tram Route 2|Route 2]]
**{{Colorbull|Blue}} [[Hakodate City Tram Route 5|Route 5]]
**:([[Hakodate Municipal Tram Main Line|Main Line]] and [[Hakodate Municipal Tram Ōmori Line|Ōmori Line]], at [[Hakodate-Ekimae Station|Hakodate-Ekimae]])
}}
| rowspan=3| [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]]
|-
| H74 || [[Goryōkaku Station|Goryōkaku]] || 五稜郭 || align=right| 3.4
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|+ ||
|[[File:South Hokkaido Railway Company.jpg|25px]] [[South Hokkaido Railway Company|South Hokkaido Railway]]
|-
| H73 || [[Kikyō Station|Kikyō]] || 桔梗 || align=right| 8.3
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|- ||
| 
|-
| H72 || [[Ōnakayama Station|Ōnakayama]] || 大中山 || align=right| 10.4
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|- ||
|  || rowspan=2| [[Nanae, Hokkaido|Nanae]], [[Kameda District, Hokkaido|Kameda]]
|-
| H71 || [[Nanae Station|Nanae]] || 七飯 || align=right| 13.8
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|- ||
| 
|-
| H70 || [[Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto]] || 新函館北斗 || align=right| 17.9
|style="text-align:center; background:#caf;"|+ ||
|[[File:Shinkansen jrh.svg|16px]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]|| rowspan=1| [[Hokuto, Hokkaido|Hokuto]]
|-
| H69 || [[Niyama Station|Niyama]] || 仁山 || align=right| 21.2 || || || || rowspan=3| Nanae, Kameda
|-
| H68 || [[Ōnuma Station|Ōnuma]] || 大沼 || align=right| 27.0 || ||
|{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Hakodate Main Line Branch (Sawara Line)
|-
| H67 || [[Ōnuma-Kōen Station|Ōnuma-Kōen]] || 大沼公園 || align=right| 28.0 || || ||
|-
| H66 || [[Akaigawa Station|Akaigawa]] || 赤井川 || align=right| 31.7 || || || || rowspan=9| [[Mori, Hokkaido|Mori]], [[Kayabe District, Hokkaido|Kayabe]]
|-
| H65 || [[Komagatake Station|Komagatake]] || 駒ヶ岳 || align=right| 36.5 || || ||
|-
| H64 || [[Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)|Higashiyama]] || 東山 || align=right| 40.1 || || ||
|-
| H63 || [[Himekawa Station (Hokkaido)|Himekawa]] || 姫川 || align=right| 44.2 || || ||
|-
| H62 || [[Mori Station (Hokkaido)|Mori]] || 森 || align=right| 49.5 || ||
|{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Hakodate Main Line Branch (Sawara Line)
|-
| H61 || [[Katsuragawa Station (Hokkaido)|Katsuragawa]] || 桂川 || align=right| 52.2 || || ||
|-
| H60 || [[Ishiya Station|Ishiya]] || 石谷 || align=right| 56.1 || || ||
|-
| H59 || [[Hon-Ishikura Station|Hon-Ishikura]] || 本石倉 || align=right| 60.0 || || ||
|-
| H58 || [[Ishikura Station|Ishikura]] || 石倉 || align=right| 62.1 || || ||
|-
| H57 || [[Otoshibe Station|Otoshibe]] || 落部 || align=right| 66.1 || || || || rowspan=7| [[Yakumo, Hokkaido|Yakumo]], [[Futami District, Hokkaido|Futami]]
|-
| H56 || [[Nodaoi Station|Nodaoi]] || 野田生 || align=right| 71.4 || || ||
|-
| H55 || [[Yamakoshi Station|Yamakoshi]] || 山越 || align=right| 76.6 || || ||
|-
| H54 || [[Yakumo Station|Yakumo]] || 八雲 || align=right| 81.1 || || ||
|-
| H53 || [[Washinosu Station|Washinosu]] || 鷲ノ巣 || align=right| 84.2 || || ||
|-
| H52 || [[Yamasaki Station|Yamasaki]] || 山崎 || align=right| 88.3 || || ||
|-
| H51 || [[Kuroiwa Station|Kuroiwa]] || 黒岩 || align=right| 94.4 || || ||
|-
| H50 || [[Kita-Toyotsu Station|Kita-Toyotsu]] || 北豊津 || align=right| 98.2 || || || || rowspan=6| [[Oshamambe, Hokkaido|Oshamambe]], [[Yamakoshi District, Hokkaido|Yamakoshi]]
|-
| H49 || [[Kunnui Station|Kunnui]] || 国縫 || align=right| 102.8 || || ||
|-
| H48 || [[Nakanosawa Station|Nakanosawa]] || 中ノ沢 || align=right| 107.7 || || ||
|-style="border-top:royalblue solid 3px;"
| H47 || [[Oshamambe Station|Oshamambe]] || 長万部 || align=right| 112.3 || || ||
{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} [[Muroran Main Line]]
|-style="border-top:red solid 3px;"
| S32 || [[Futamata Station (Hokkaido)|Futamata]] || 二股 || align=right| 120.9 || || ||
|-
| S31 || [[Warabitai Station|Warabitai]] || 蕨岱 || align=right| 126.9 || || ||
|-
| S30 || [[Kuromatsunai Station|Kuromatsunai]] || 黒松内 || align=right| 132.3 || || || || rowspan=2| [[Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido|Kuromatsunai]], [[Suttsu District, Hokkaido|Suttsu]]
|-
| S29 || [[Neppu Station|Neppu]] || 熱郛 || align=right| 140.4 || || ||
|-
| S28 || [[Mena Station|Mena]] || 目名 || align=right| 155.8 || || || || rowspan=3| [[Rankoshi, Hokkaido|Rankoshi]], [[Isoya District, Hokkaido|Isoya]]
|-
| S27 || [[Rankoshi Station|Rankoshi]] || 蘭越 || align=right| 163.4
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S26 || [[Konbu Station|Konbu]] || 昆布 || align=right| 170.3
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S25 || [[Niseko Station|Niseko]] || ニセコ || align=right| 179.6
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || [[Niseko, Hokkaido|Niseko]], [[Abuta District, Hokkaido|Abuta]]
|-
| S24 || [[Hirafu Station|Hirafu]] || 比羅夫 || align=right| 186.6
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || rowspan=2| [[Kutchan, Hokkaido|Kutchan]], Abuta
|-
| S23 || [[Kutchan Station|Kutchan]] || 倶知安 || align=right| 193.3
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S22 || [[Kozawa Station|Kozawa]] || 小沢 || align=right| 203.6
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || [[Kyōwa, Hokkaido|Kyōwa]], [[Iwanai District, Hokkaido|Iwanai]]
|-
| S21 || [[Ginzan Station|Ginzan]] || 銀山 || align=right| 213.4
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || rowspan=3| [[Niki, Hokkaido|Niki]], [[Yoichi District, Hokkaido|Yoichi]]
|-
| S20 || [[Shikaribetsu Station|Shikaribetsu]] || 然別 || align=right| 224.1
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S19 || [[Niki Station|Niki]] || 仁木 || align=right| 228.2
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S18 || [[Yoichi Station|Yoichi]] || 余市 || align=right| 232.6
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || [[Yoichi, Hokkaido|Yoichi]], Yoichi
|-
| S17 || [[Ranshima Station|Ranshima]] || 蘭島 || align=right| 237.9
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|  || rowspan=3| [[Otaru, Hokkaido|Otaru]]
|-
| S16 || [[Shioya Station (Hokkaido)|Shioya]] || |塩谷 || align=right| 244.8
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|-
| S15 || [[Otaru Station|Otaru]] || 小樽 || align=right| 252.5
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
| 
|}

===Otaru to Asahikawa===
:'''A''': Rapid ''Airport''
:'''B''': Rapid ''Niseko Liner''
:'''C''': Semi-Rapid ''Ishikari Liner''
:'''D''': Semi-Rapid ''Ishikari Liner''
:Trains stop at stations marked "+", skip at stations marked "-".<ref name="Rapid"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| Station !! Distance (km) !! A !! B !! C !! D !! Transfers !! Location
|-style="border-top:red solid 3px;"
| S15 || Otaru || 小樽 || align=right| 252.5
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|  || rowspan=5| [[Otaru, Hokkaido|Otaru]]
|-
| S14 || [[Minami-Otaru Station|Minami-Otaru]] || 南小樽 || align=right| 254.1
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S13 || [[Otaru-Chikkō Station|Otaru-Chikkō]] || 小樽築港 || align=right| 256.2
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S12 || [[Asahi Station (Hokkaido)|Asari]] || 朝里 || align=right| 259.3
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S11 || [[Zenibako Station|Zenibako]] || 銭函 || align=right| 268.1
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S10 || [[Hoshimi Station|Hoshimi]] || ほしみ || align=right| 271.0
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| || rowspan=5| [[Teine-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| S09 || [[Hoshioki Station|Hoshioki]] || 星置 || align=right| 272.6
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S08 || [[Inaho Station|Inaho]] || 稲穂 || align=right| 273.7
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S07 || [[Teine Station|Teine]] || 手稲 || align=right| 275.7
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S06 || [[Inazumi-Kōen Station|Inazumi-Kōen]] || 稲積公園 || align=right| 277.0
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S05 || [[Hassamu Station|Hassamu]] || 発寒 || align=right| 279.2
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| || rowspan=3 |[[Nishi-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| S04 || [[Hassamu-Chūō Station|Hassamu-Chūō]] || 発寒中央 || align=right| 281.0
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S03 || [[Kotoni Station (JR Hokkaido)|Kotoni]] || 琴似 || align=right| 282.5
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| S02 || [[Sōen Station|Sōen]] || 桑園 || align=right| 284.7
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|-
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|{{Colorbull|SeaGreen}} [[Sasshō Line]] (Gakuentoshi Line)|| [[Chūō-ku, Sapporo]]
|-style="border-top:red solid 3px;"
| 01 || [[Sapporo Station|Sapporo]] || 札幌 || align=right| 286.3
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cdf;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|{{Plainlist|
*{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} [[Chitose Line]]
*{{Colorbull|SeaGreen}} Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line)
*[[File:Subway SapporoNamboku.svg|15px]] [[Namboku Line (Sapporo)|Subway Namboku Line]] (N06)
*[[File:Subway SapporoToho.svg|15px]] [[Tōhō Line|Subway Tōhō Line]] (H07)
}}
|[[Kita-ku, Sapporo]]
|-style="border-top:orange solid 3px;"
| H02 || [[Naebo Station|Naebo]] || 苗穂 || align=right| 288.5
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|-
|{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Chitose Line|| [[Chūō-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| H03 || [[Shiroishi Station (JR Hokkaido)|Shiroishi]] || 白石 || align=right| 292.1
|style="text-align:center; background:#fce;"|-
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Chitose Line|| [[Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| A04 || [[Atsubetsu Station|Atsubetsu]] || 厚別 || align=right| 296.5
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|-
|  || rowspan=2| [[Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo]]
|-
| A05 || [[Shinrin-Kōen Station (Hokkaido)|Shinrin-Kōen]] || 森林公園 || align=right| 298.5
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|-
| 
|-
| A06 || [[Ōasa Station|Ōasa]] || 大麻 || align=right| 300.8
|
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|  || rowspan=5| [[Ebetsu, Hokkaido|Ebetsu]]
|-
| A07 || [[Nopporo Station|Nopporo]] || 野幌 || align=right| 304.2
|
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
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| A08 || [[Takasago Station (Hokkaido)|Takasago]] || 高砂 || align=right| 305.5
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|-
| 
|-
| A09 || [[Ebetsu Station|Ebetsu]] || 江別 || align=right| 307.3
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| A10 || [[Toyohoro Station|Toyohoro]] || 豊幌 || align=right| 313.5
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| A11 || [[Horomui Station|Horomui]] || 幌向 || align=right| 316.7
|
|
|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|  || rowspan=3| [[Iwamizawa, Hokkaido|Iwamizawa]]
|-
| A12 || [[Kami-Horomui Station|Kami-Horomui]] || 上幌向 || align=right| 322.6
|
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
| 
|-
| A13 || [[Iwamizawa Station|Iwamizawa]] || 岩見沢 || align=right| 326.9
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|style="text-align:center; background:#fd9;"|+
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|+
|{{Colorbull|Grey}} Muroran Main Line
|-
| A14 || [[Minenobu Station|Minenobu]] || 峰延 || align=right| 335.3
|
|
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|  || rowspan=4| [[Bibai, Hokkaido|Bibai]]
|-
| A15 || [[Kōshunai Station|Kōshunai]] || 光珠内 || align=right| 339.8
|
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| 
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| A16 || [[Bibai Station|Bibai]] || 美唄 || align=right| 343.7
|
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| 
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| A17 || [[Chashinai Station|Chashinai]] || 茶志内 || align=right| 348.1
|
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| 
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| A18 || [[Naie Station|Naie]] || 奈井江 || align=right| 354.3
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|  || [[Naie, Hokkaido|Naie]], [[Sorachi District, Hokkaido|Sorachi]]
|-
| A19 || [[Toyonuma Station|Toyonuma]] || 豊沼 || align=right| 359.0
|
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|  || rowspan=2| [[Sunagawa, Hokkaido|Sunagawa]]
|-
| A20 || [[Sunagawa Station|Sunagawa]] || 砂川 || align=right| 362.2
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| 
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| A21 || [[Takikawa Station|Takikawa]] || 滝川 || align=right| 369.8
|
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|{{Colorbull|Pink}} [[Nemuro Main Line]]
| rowspan=2| [[Takikawa, Hokkaido|Takikawa]]
|-
| A22 || [[Ebeotsu Station|Ebeotsu]] || 江部乙 || align=right| 378.2
|
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| 
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| A23 || [[Moseushi Station|Moseushi]] || 妹背牛 || align=right| 358.7
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|  || [[Moseushi, Hokkaido|Moseushi]], [[Uryū District, Hokkaido|Uryū]]
|-
| A24 || [[Fukagawa Station|Fukagawa]] || 深川 || align=right| 392.9
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|{{Colorbull|Grey}} [[Rumoi Main Line]]
| rowspan=2| [[Fukagawa, Hokkaido|Fukagawa]]
|-
| A25 || [[Osamunai Station|Osamunai]] || 納内 || align=right| 400.3
|
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| 
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| A26 || [[Inō Station (Hokkaido)|Inō]] || 伊納 || align=right| 413.0
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|  || rowspan=3| [[Asahikawa, Hokkaido|Asahikawa]]
|-
| A27 || [[Chikabumi Station|Chikabumi]] || 近文 || align=right| 419.1
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| A28 || [[Asahikawa Station|Asahikawa]] || 旭川 || align=right| 423.1
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|{{Plainlist|
*{{Colorbull|MediumPurple}} [[Furano Line]]
*{{Colorbull|Orange}} [[Sekihoku Main Line]]
*{{Colorbull|Brown}} [[Sōya Main Line]]
}}
|}

===Sawara branch line===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| Station !! Distance (km) !! Transfers !! Location
|-style="border-top:royalblue solid 3px;"
| H68 || Ōnuma || 大沼 || align=right| 0.0 ||
{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Hakodate Main Line (Main Line)
| rowspan=4| Nanae, Kameda
|-
| N71 || [[Ikedaen Station|Ikedaen]] || 池田園 || align=right| 3.4 ||
|-
| N70 || [[Nagareyama Onsen Station|Nagareyama Onsen]] || 流山温泉 || align=right| 5.6 ||
|-
| N69 || [[Chōshiguchi Station|Chōshiguchi]] || 銚子口 || align=right| 6.8 ||
|-
| N68 || [[Shikabe Station|Shikabe]] || 鹿部 || align=right| 14.6 || || [[Shikabe, Hokkaido|Shikabe]], Kayabe
|-
| N67 || [[Oshima-Mumajiri Station|Oshima-Mumajiri]] || 渡島沼尻 || align=right| 20.0 || || rowspan=6| Mori, Kayabe
|-
| N66 || [[Oshima-Sawara Station|Oshima-Sawara]] || 渡島砂原 || align=right| 25.3 ||
|-
| N65 || [[Kakarima Station|Kakarima]] || 掛澗 || align=right| 29.0 ||
|-
| N64 || [[Oshironai Station|Oshironai]] || 尾白内 || align=right| 31.9 ||
|-
| N63 || [[Higashi-Mori Station|Higashi-Mori]] || 東森 || align=right| 33.5 ||
|-
| H62 || Mori || 森 || align=right| 35.3 ||
{{Colorbull|RoyalBlue}} Hakodate Main Line (Main Line)
|}

==Rolling stock==

===Local / Rapid / Semi-Rapid ===
; Hakodate to Otaru
: [[KiHa 40 series]] DMUs
: [[KiHa 150]] DMUs (Oshamambe to Otaru)
: [[KiHa 201 series]] DMUs (Rankoshi to Ebetsu)
: [[733 series|733-1000 series]] AC EMUs (''Hakodate Liner'' only)
; Otaru to Asahikawa
: [[721 series]] / [[731 series]] / [[733 series]] / [[735 series]] AC EMUs
: KiHa 201 series DMUs (Rankoshi to Ebetsu)

===Limited express / Home liner===
; ''[[Super Hokuto]]'' / ''Home Liner''
: [[KiHa 281 series]] DMUs
: [[KiHa 261 series|KiHa 261-1000 series]] DMUs
; ''[[Hokuto (train)|Hokuto]]'' / ''[[Okhotsk (train)|Okhotsk]]''
: [[KiHa 183 series]] DMUs
; ''[[Super Sōya|Soya]]'' / ''[[Sarobetsu (train)|Sarobetsu]]''
: [[KiHa 261 series|KiHa 261-0 series]] DMUs

==History==
{{Unsourced section|date=October 2017}}
Construction of the line by the Japanese Government began with the 32 km Minami-Otaru - Sapporo section in 1880, with the 41 km Sapporo to Iwamizawa section opened in 1882 to provide a link from the significant coalmines near Iwamizawa to the Otaru Port.

The line was sold to the Hokkaido Coal Co in 1889, which extended the line 35 km from Iwamizawa to Sunagawa in 1891, and a further 61 km to Asahikawa in 1898.

The Japanese Government built the 224 km Hakodate - Shikaribetsu section, opened in 1902, with the remaining 28 km section to Otaru opening the following year.

In 1905 a 1.6 km line was built from Otaru - Minami-Otaru to connect the Hokkaido Coal Co owned line to the Hakodate line, and the Government nationalised the Hokkaido Coal Co in 1906.

===Duplication===
Doubling of the line between Minami-Otaru and Iwamizawa opened 1909-11, and was extended to Sunagawa 1924-26, to Takikawa in 1956 and to Asahikawa 1964-68. The Otaru - Minami-Otaru section was duplicated in 1965.

The line from Hakodate was duplicated for 8 km to Kikyo 1941-44, with the 9 km Ishikura - Nodaoi section double-tracked in 1945. The 5 km Kikyo - Nanae section was double-tracked in 1962, and the doubling effectively extended 13 km to Onuma in 1966 with the construction of a new alignment for northbound trains to avoid the 1 in 50 (2%) grades between Oshima-Ono and Onuma.

Doubling of the 41 km section between Nodaoi and Oshamambe (excluding two gaps totalling 8 km) was undertaken in sections between 1965 and 1984, with the 13 km Mori - Ishikura section doubled between 1974 and 1979. Although the Sawara Line provides an alternative route from Onuma - Mori, it is operated as a local line, with all express passenger and freight trains travelling via Onuma-Koen.

===Electrification===
The Otaru - Sapporo - Takikawa section was electrified in 1968, and extended to Asahikawa the following year with the opening of the 4,523m Kamuikotan tunnel and associated deviation.

The 3 km Hakodate - Goryokaku section was electrified in conjunction with the [[Seikan Tunnel]] project in 1988.

The 15 km Goryokaku - Oshima-Ono section was electrified in conjunction with the opening of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], with the latter station renamed [[Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto]].

===Former connecting lines===

====Hakodate-Otaru section====
* Goryokaku station - the uncompleted Toi line junctioned here, proposed to service a naval base to protect the [[Tsugaru Strait]]. Construction commenced in 1937, and the 29 km line was well advanced when works were suspended in 1943 due to a shortage of materials. The [[Seikan Tunnel]] was originally proposed to utilised the roadbed of the Toi line (as well as that of the uncompleted [[Ominato Line|Oma line]] on Honshu) until the route was altered in 1968 to that subsequently constructed.
* Two private railways near Hakodate were affected by the opening of the Sawara branch line between Onuma and Mori in 1945;
- The 17 km Onuma Koen - Shikabe line opened in 1929, and had the misfortune to be affected by a volcanic eruption just six months later, which closed it for two months. It closed in 1945 when the Shikabe station on the Sawara line opened, but as the new station was some distance from the township, locals agitated for re-establishment of services to the original station. This occurred in 1948 when the last 11 km of the line from Choshiguchi was reopened by the local government, but competition from bus services resulted in the line being permanently closed in 1952.

- A line was built from Mori 9.4 km south to Sunahara in 1928. The first 3.1 km of that line was rebuilt as part of the Sawara line, and the remaining 6.3 km closed when the parallel JR line opened.

* Nakanosawa station - The 48 km line to Setana opened in 1929/32, closing in 1987.
* Kuromatsunai station - The local government built the line to the port of Suttsu (17 km) in 1920. It introduced the first diesel locomotive used in Hokkaido in 1952, and was closed as a result of flood damage in 1968.
* Kutchan station - In 1919 a 13 km line opened to Kyogoku, where it connected to the private Japan Steel Works 7 km line to a mine at Wakikata. The JR line was extended 11 km to Kimobetsu in 1928, and a further 60 km to Date Monbetsu on the [[Muroran Main Line]] in 1940/41. The Wakikata branch closed in 1970 when the mine closed, and the JR line closed in 1986.
* Ozawa station - A 762mm (2'6") gauge horse-drawn tramway opened to the port at Iwanai in 1905. In 1912 it was replaced by a 1067mm (3'6") gauge line, which closed in 1985. Near Iwanai the first tramway in Hokkaido, and possibly Japan, opened in 1869 as a 2.8 km gravity line linking a coal mine to the port of Kayanuma. It used timber rails and a ~1050mm gauge, with brakemen riding the loaded wagons, and horses and cattle hauling the empty wagon back to the mine. In 1881 the line was rebuilt to 762mm gauge with iron rails, and steam locomotives were introduced in 1927. In 1931 the tramway was replaced by a 10 km cableway linking the mine to Iwanai port, which in 1946 was replaced by a 6.3 km 1067mm gauge line. A bridge on the new line collapsed during a typhoon in 1962, and the line was closed, with the coal mine closing two years later.
* Yoichi station - The local government operated a 2.8 km line to the waterfront from 1933-43.

====Sapporo area====
* Teine station - An 8 km 762mm gauge line to Ban'naguro operated 1922-40. A proposed 10 km extension to the Ishikari river was not built.
* Sapporo station - A horse drawn 762mm gauge 11 km line operated north west to Kawabata, opening 1911/17 and crossing the [[Sassho Line]] near Shinkotoni. Petrol locomotives were introduced in 1922. The line was replaced by buses in 1943.
* Shiraishi station - An electrified (1.5Kv DC) private 27 km line opened to Jozankei in 1918 for passenger service. In 1939 two branch lines totalling 8.3 km opened to link a silver/zinc/lead mine with a refinery. The ore traffic was lost to road transport in 1963, and the passenger service was replaced by buses in 1969.
* Nopporo station - The private 57 km [[Sekisho Line|Yubari]] line was operated by the Hokkaido Colliery & Steamship Co. The initial 34 km line from Kuriyama on the [[Muroran Main Line]] (including a bridge over that line) to Yubari opened in 1926, including a switch-back (or zig-zag) section at Nishikisawa. A 23 km extension opened from Kuriyama - Nopporo in 1930. At its peak in 1965 the line carried annual tonnage of 1.5M tonnes of coal and another 0.5M tonnes of general freight, as well as 2M passengers. The entire line closed in 1975 after the closure of the mine in 1972. A 4.7 km branch to the Tsunoda mine operated 1927-70.
* Ebetsu station - An 11 km 762mm gauge line operated to Tobetsu, on the [[Sassho Line]], although at each terminus the 762mm gauge stations were on the opposite banks of the Ishikarigawa and Tobetsugawa rivers (respectively) to the JR stations.

====Iwamizawa-Asahikawa section====
[[File:JNR kiha40 184 utashinai.jpg|thumb|Utashinai station, 1986]]
[[File:Shinmeisen Daisan Uryuu River bridge.jpg|thumb|Bridge built on the uncompleted Shumarinai to Chikubetsu line]]
* Iwamizawa station - in 1882 the Hokkaido government opened an 11 km line to Mikasa, known as the Horonai line. In 1888 a 7 km extension to Ikushunbetsu and ~3 km branch line from Mikasa to the Horonai coal mine opened, and the line was sold to the Hokkaido Coal Co. in 1889. The line was nationalised in 1906, and closed in 1987. At Ikushunbetsu a forest railway comprising a 15 km 'main line' and a 3 km branch opened in 1938, and closed in 1955 to allow for the construction of the Katsurasawa dam.
* Bibai station;
- The 3 km branch to Minami-Bibai opened in 1931 to service a coal mine, closing in 1973. Passenger services operated 1944-71.

- The Mitsubishi Mining Co. ('''MMC''') opened an 8 km line to Sumiyama mine in 1914, extending the line 3 km to Tokiwadai in 1924. The line closed when the mine closed in 1972. The MMC also operated a 2 km line from Chashinai station to a coal mine 1952-67.

* Naie station - The Mitsui Mining Co. operated a 5 km line to Higashi Naie 1949/51 to 1968.
* Sunagawa station;
- The Mitsui Mining Co. also opened the 7.3 km branch to Kamisunagawa in 1918. The line was nationalised in 1926, with passenger services introduced the same year. The line closed in 1994.

- A 15 km branch to Utashinai, opened by the Hokkaido Coal Co. in 1891, nationalised in 1906 and closed in 1988.

* Fukagawa station - The first section of the Shinmei line to Nayoro on the [[Soya Line]] opened in 1924, opening to Nayoro in 1941 and closing in 1995. A 51.2 km line was proposed from Shumarinai on that line to Chikubetsu on the Hoboro line north of [[Rumoi Main Line|Rumoi]] with construction commencing in 1959. A substantial steel truss bridge was constructed before work was abandoned in 1962.

===Accidents===
In August 2013, three cars of a 20-car freight train derailed on the line near Yakumo after striking a two-meter piece of wood that obstructed the tracks. Although there were no injuries, the line was temporarily closed, impacting rail service to and from Hakodate Station.<ref>{{cite news|title=ＪＲ函館線で貨物列車脱線　帰省の足に影響、けが人なし|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG1700Y_X10C13A8CC0000/|accessdate=19 August 2013|newspaper=共同通信|date=17 August 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Hokkaidō transit}}

[[Category:Rail transport in Hokkaido]]
[[Category:Lines of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1898]]

Hon-Atsugi Station

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WillKS NVS: /* Adjacent stations */

{{Refimprove|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Hon-Atsugi Station
| native_name = 本厚木駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = OER Hon-Atsugi station North.jpg
| alt =
| caption = North Exit of Hon-Atsugi Station
| other_name =
| address = 1 Izumicho, [[Atsugi, Kanagawa|Atsugi]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]] {{Nihongo2|（神奈川県厚木市泉町1丁目）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[Odakyu Electric Railway]]
| line = [[Odakyu Odawara Line]]
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
* Bus terminal
}}
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1927
| closed =
| former = Sagami-Atsugi (until 1944)
| passengers = 146,668{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}} daily
| pass_year = FY2008
| services =
}}

[[File:OER Hon-Atsugi station South.jpg|thumb|Station building (south side)]]
{{nihongo|'''Hon-Atsugi Station'''|本厚木駅|Hon-Atsugi-eki}} is a major railway station on the [[Odakyu Odawara Line]] in [[Atsugi, Kanagawa]], Japan, operated by the [[private railway]] operator [[Odakyu Electric Railway]].

==Lines==
The station is 45.5 kilometers from the line's [[terminal station|terminal]] at [[Shinjuku Station]]. Most local, section semi-express, and semi-express trains inbound from Shinjuku Station terminate at this stop and head back to Shinjuku. West of this station, most express trains stop at every station until the line terminus in [[Odawara Station]]. All rapid express and most limited express ([[Romancecar]]) services also stop here.

==Station layout==
Hon-Atsugi Station is an elevated structure built into the building used by the Mylord shopping mall (one of four such shopping malls owned by the Odakyu Group). One of the station's exits leads directly into the 4th level of the shopping mall.<ref>[http://www.odakyu.jp/guide/station/honatsugi_map_3d.html Odakyu Electric Railway] {{ja icon}}</ref> The station has two [[island platform]]s serving four tracks.

===Platforms===
{{ja-Stalayout}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|linename=Odakyu Odawara Line|Odakyu Odawara Line|linecol=deepskyblue|dir=for {{STN|Shin-Matsuda}}, {{STN|Odawara}}, ([[Hakone Tozan Railway|Hakone-Tozan Railway]]) {{STN|Hakone-Yumoto}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Odakyu Odawara Line|linecol=deepskyblue|dir=for Shin-Matsuda, Odawara, (Hakone-Tozan Railway) Hakone-Yumoto, (''[[Asagiri (train)|Asagiri]]'') {{STN|Gotemba}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nidx=Odakyu Odawara Line|linecol=deepskyblue|dir=for [[Machida Station (Odakyu)|Machida]], {{STN|Shinjuku}}, ([[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line|Chiyoda Line]])}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx=Odakyu Odawara Line|linecol=deepskyblue|dir=for Machida, Shinjuku, (Chiyoda Line)}}

==Adjacent stations==

{{service rail start}}
{{j-route|route=Odakyu Odawara Line|col=deepskyblue|f=w}}
{{ja-railservice|previous={{STN|Atsugi}}|next={{STN|Aiko-Ishida||Aikō-Ishida}}|service=Local|col=blue}}
{{ja-railservice|previous=Atsugi|next=Aikō-Ishida|service=Semi-Express|col=green}}
{{ja-railservice|previous={{STN|Ebina}}|next=Aikō-Ishida|service=Express|col=red}}
{{ja-railservice|previous=Ebina|next=Aikō-Ishida|service=Rapid Express|col=orange}}
{{ja-railservice|previous={{STN|Machida|Odakyu}}|next=|service=Ltd. Exp. 'Romance Car' (''Bay Resort'') (Seasonal)|col=deepskyblue}}
{{ja-railservice|previous={{STN|Machida|Odakyu}} {{STN|Sagami-Ono||Sagami-Ōno}}|next={{STN|Hadano}} {{STN|Odawara}}|service=Ltd. Exp. 'Romance Car' (''Hakone, Sagami'')|col=pink}}
{{s-end}}

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2013}}
The station opened on April 1, 1927 as {{nihongo|Sagami-Atsugi Station|相模厚木駅}} for through trains. At that time, trains stopping at every station ran between Shinjuku station and {{nihongo|Inada-Noborito Station|稲田登戸駅|}}, now {{STN|Mukogaoka-Yuen||Mukōgaoka-Yūen}}) and did not continue to Hon-Atsugi. Later, from October 15, 1927, express trains began stopping at the station. The first trains of the {{nihongo|Jinchū Railroad|神中鉄道|}}, present-day [[Sagami Railway]]) run from [[Ebina Station]] to this station on November 25, 1941 and the station was renamed Hon-Atsugi on June 1, 1944.{{cn|date=October 2015}}

After the war, various services were reestablished. The local trains that had been operating between Shinjuku and Inada-Noborito station were run on the whole line, and Hon-Atsugi became a stop for local trains. At the same time, through trains were abolished (June 1945). Consecutively Semi-Express (October 1, 1946), Express (October 1, 1949), Commuting express (March 25, 1955) and Commuting Semi-Express (March 25, 1960) services were introduced. On November 5, 1964 the connection to the Sagami Railway was cut. From 1968 the [[Romancecar]] began stops at Hon-Atsugi Station. From June 1976 the station building was rebuilt into an overhead station. Multi-level crossings were successively constructed around the station (March 29, 1977) and from March 31, 1978, the line operated jointly with the [[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line]] and the JR [[Jōban Line]]. Later (March 23, 1982), the Mylord Department Store opened within the station building and the first two automatic [[ticket machine]]s were installed.{{cn|date=October 2015}}

From February 1, 1984 the ''Asagiri'' Romancecar service began stopping at Hon-Atsugi and on October 15, 1984, the Atsugi Bus Centre was completed. On December 11, 2004, rapid express and semi-section express services were introduced and began stops in Hon-Atsugi. [[Automated external defibrillator|AED]]s were installed in the station on February 23, 2006. In March 2006, waiting rooms were constructed on all platforms.{{cn|date=October 2015}}

==Surrounding area==
*[[Shoin University]] Atsugi Station Campus

The station also serves as a transfer point for local and intercity buses operated by Kanagawa Chuo, with direct service to [[Morioka]], [[Shin-Yokohama Station]], [[Narita Airport]], [[Haneda Airport]], [[Osaka]], [[Kyoto]], and [[Nara, Nara|Nara]].<ref>[http://www.kanachu.co.jp/ Kanachu bus company information] {{ja icon}}.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.odakyu.jp/guide/station/honatsugi_map_3d.html Hon-Atsugi Station (Odakyū)] {{ja icon}}

{{coord|35.439338|N|139.364261|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=title}}
{{Odakyu Odawara Line}}

[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1927]]
[[Category:Odakyu Odawara Line]]
[[Category:Stations of Odakyu Electric Railway]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture]]

Shinjuku Station

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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shinjuku Station
| native_name = 新宿駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JR Shinjuku Miraina TowerB.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Aerial view from south (March 2016)
| other_name =
| address = [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* [[File:JR logo (east).svg|23px]] [[JR East]]
* [[File:KeioRailway logo.svg|32px]] [[Keio Corporation]]
* [[File:OdakyuGroup logo2.svg|16px]] [[Odakyu Electric Railway]]
* [[File:Tokyo Metro logo.svg|18px]] [[Tokyo Metro]]
* [[File:PrefSymbol-Tokyo.svg|15px]] [[Toei Subway]]
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Yamanote Line]]
* [[Chūō Main Line]]
* [[Chūō-Sōbu Line]]
* [[Shōnan-Shinjuku Line]]
* [[Saikyo Line]]
* [[Odakyu Odawara Line]]
* [[Keio Line]]
* [[Keio New Line]]
* [[Marunouchi Line]]
* [[Toei Shinjuku Line]]
* [[Toei Oedo Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1885
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}

{{nihongo|'''Shinjuku Station'''|新宿駅|Shinjuku-eki}} is a major railway station in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]] and [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] [[23 special wards|wards]] in Tokyo, Japan.

Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between Tokyo's [[Special wards of Tokyo|special wards]] and [[Western Tokyo]] on [[inter-city rail]], [[commuter rail]], and [[rapid transit|metro]] lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007, making it, by far, the world's busiest transport hub (and registered as such with [[Guinness World Records]]). The station itself has 36 platforms, including an underground arcade, above ground arcade and numerous hallways. There are well over 200 exits. Another 17 platforms (51 total) can be accessed through hallways to 5 directly connected stations without surfacing outside.

==Lines==
Shinjuku is served by the following railway systems:
*'''[[File:JR logo (east).svg|23px]] [[JR East]]''':
**{{Color|#80c241|■}}[[Yamanote Line]]
**{{Color|navy|■}}[[Chūō Main Line]] (Limited Express)
**{{Color|#f15a22|■}}[[Chūō Rapid Line]]
**{{Color|#ffd400|■}}[[Chūō-Sōbu Line]]
**{{Color|orange|■}}[[Shōnan-Shinjuku Line]]
**{{Color|#2e8b57|■}}[[Saikyō Line]]
*'''[[File:OdakyuGroup logo2.svg|16px]] [[Odakyu Electric Railway]]''':
**[[File:Odakyu odawara logo.svg|15px|OH]] [[Odakyu Odawara Line]]
*'''[[File:KeioRailway logo.svg|32px]] [[Keio Corporation]]''':
**[[File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG|15px|KO]] [[Keio Line]]
**[[File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG|15px|KO]] [[Keio New Line]]
*'''[[File:Tokyo Metro logo.svg|18px]] [[Tokyo Metro]]''':
**[[File:Subway TokyoMarunouchi.png|15px|M]] [[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line|Marunouchi Line]]
*'''[[File:PrefSymbol-Tokyo.svg|15px]] [[Toei Subway]]''':
**[[File:Subway TokyoShinjuku.png|15px|S]] [[Toei Shinjuku Line]]
**[[File:Subway TokyoOedo.png|15px|E]] [[Toei Ōedo Line]]

==Station facilities==

===JR East===

{{Infobox station
| name = Shinjuku Station
| native_name = 新宿駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type = [[JR East]] station
| image = ShinjukuSta 1-5ofJR200505.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Shinjuku Station platform 1-5
| other_name =
| address = 3 Chome-38-1 Shinjuku, [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR East]]
| line = {{plainlist|
* [[Saikyō Line]]
* [[Rinkai Line]]
* [[Shōnan–Shinjuku Line]]
* [[Yamanote Line]]
* [[Chūō Line (Rapid)]]
* [[Chūō-Sōbu Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
* Bus terminal
}}
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1885
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 760,043 daily
| pass_year = 2015
| services =
}}

[[File:Shinjuku station south entrance.jpg|thumb|South exit of JR Shinjuku Station prior to 2016 expansion]]
[[File:Rush hour at Shinjuku 02.JPG|thumb|Yamanote Line platform during the morning rush hour]]
[[File:Shinjuku west basement.JPG|thumb|The west basement hall of Shinjuku station]]
[[File:JR Shinjuku station track map 2010.svg|thumb|Station layout]]

The station is centered around facilities servicing the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) lines. These consist of eight ground-level [[island platform]]s (16 tracks) on a north-south axis, connected by two overhead and two underground concourses. Most JR services here are urban and suburban mass transit lines, although JR's long-distance express services to [[Kōfu]] and [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]] on the [[Chūō Main Line]], ''[[Narita Express]]'' to Narita Airport, and joint operations with [[Tobu Railway]] to [[Nikkō]] and [[Kinugawa Onsen]] also use this station. The JR section alone handles an average of 1.5 million passengers a day.

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=16|nolinkindex=Chūō-Sōbu Line|linecol=yellow|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Higashi-Nakano}}, {{ja-stalink|Nakano||Tokyo}}, and {{ja-stalink|Mitaka}}}}
{{S-end}}

===Odakyu===
{{Infobox station
| name = Shinjuku Station
| native_name = 新宿駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type = [[Odakyu Electric Railway|Odakyu]] station
| image = Odakyu Shinjuku Station.JPG
| alt =
| caption = West exit of Odakyu Shinjuku Station
| other_name =
| address = 1 Chome-1-3 Nishishinjuku, [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[Odakyu Electric Railway]]
| line = {{plainlist|
* [[Odakyū Odawara Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
}}
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1927
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 492,324 daily
| pass_year = 2015
| services =
}}

The terminus for the private [[Odakyu Odawara Line]] is parallel to the JR platforms on the west side, and handles an average of 490,000 passengers daily. This is a major commuter route stretching southwest through the suburbs and out towards the coastal city of [[Odawara]] and the mountains of [[Hakone]]. The ten platforms are built on two levels beneath the Odakyu department store; three express service tracks (six platforms) on the ground level and two tracks (four platforms) on the level below. Each track has [[Spanish solution|platforms on both sides in order to completely separate boarding and alighting passengers]].

Chest-high [[platform screen doors]] were added to platforms 4 and 5 in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tetsudo.com/event/6653/|script-title=ja:小田急新宿駅可動式ホーム柵使用|trans_title= Platform screens introduced at Odakyu Shinjuku Station|date= September 12, 2012|work= Tetsudo.com|publisher= Asahi Interactive, Inc.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= October 2, 2012}}</ref>

====Ground level====
{{ja-Stalayout}}
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{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Semi-Express|linecol=green|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Hon-Atsugi}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=6|nolinkindex= |linecol=skyblue|dir=(Alighting only)}}
{{S-end}}

====Underground level====
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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=8, 9|nolinkindex=Local|linecol=skyblue|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Yurigaoka}}, {{ja-stalink|Sagami-Ono}}, and {{ja-stalink|Hon-Atsugi}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=10|nolinkindex= |linecol=skyblue|dir=(Alighting only)}}
{{S-end}}

===Keio===
====Keio Line====
{{Infobox station
| name = Shinjuku Station
| native_name = 新宿駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type = [[Keio Corporation|Keio]] station
| image = Shinjuku Keio Department Store 2012.JPG
| alt =
| caption =West exit of Keio Shinjuku Station
| other_name =
| address = 1 Chome-1-4 Nishishinjuku, [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[Keio Corporation]]
| line = {{plainlist|
* [[Keiō Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
}}
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1915
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 757,823 daily
| pass_year = 2015
| services =
}}

The [[Keio Line]] concourse is located to the west of the Odakyu line concourse, two floors below ground level under Keio department store. It consists of three platforms stretching north to south. Approximately 720,000 passengers use this section daily, which makes it the busiest amongst the non-[[JR Group]] railways of Japan. This suburban commuter line links Shinjuku to the city of [[Hachiōji, Tokyo|Hachiōji]] to the west.<ref name="keio">{{cite web|url=http://www.keio.co.jp/english/railwaymap/index.html|publisher=keio.co.jp|title=Keio Railway Map & Reading Station Signs - Keio Corporation|accessdate=January 3, 2017}}</ref> Chest-high [[platform edge doors]] were introduced on the Keio Line platforms in March 2014.<ref name="railfan20140313">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2014/03/13/160000.html|script-title=ja:京王線新宿駅のホームドア整備が完了|trans_title= Installation of platform-edge doors completed at Keio Line Shinjuku Station|date= March 13, 2014|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= March 13, 2014}}</ref> The doors are different colours for each platform. The doors on platform 2 are green.<ref name="railfan20140313"/>

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{{S-end}}

[[File:Oedo-Shnjuku-Sta-Platform.JPG|thumb|Toei Ōedo Line platform]]
The shared facilities for the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation|Toei Shinjuku]] subway line and the Keiō New Line consist of two platforms stretching east-west five floors beneath the Kōshū Kaidō avenue to the southwest of the JR section. The concourse is managed by [[Keio Corporation]] but is in a separate location to the main Keio platforms. Further south (and deeper underground) are the two north-to-south Toei Ōedo subway line platforms.

====Keio New Line and Toei Shinjuku Line====
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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=5|linename=Toei Shinjuku Line|linecol=yellowgreen|m|dir= for {{ja-stalink|Ichigaya}}, {{ja-stalink|Kudanshita}}, {{ja-stalink|Jimbocho}}, {{ja-stalink|Ōjima}}, and {{ja-stalink|Moto-Yawata}}}}
{{S-end}}

===Toei Subway===
====Toei Ōedo Line====
{{ja-Stalayout}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=6|first=2|linename=Toei Ōedo Line|linecol=#b5128e|m|dir= for {{ja-stalink|Roppongi}} and {{ja-stalink|Daimon||Tokyo}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=7|nolinkindex=Toei Ōedo Line|linecol=#b5128e|m|dir= for {{ja-stalink|Tochōmae}} and {{ja-stalink|Hikarigaoka}}}}
{{S-end}}

===Tokyo Metro===
[[File:Shinjuku Station, Marunouchi Line200505-2.jpg|thumb|Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line platform]]
[[Tokyo Metro]]'s two [[Marunouchi Line]] underground platforms stretch east-west to the north of the JR and Odakyu facilities, directly below the Metro Promenade underground mall.

{{ja-Stalayout}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|m|first=2|linename=Marunouchi Line|linecol=red|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Nakano-sakaue}}, {{ja-stalink|Ogikubo}}, and {{ja-stalink|Hōnanchō}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|m|nolinkindex=Marunouchi Line|linecol=red|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Akasaka-mitsuke}}, {{ja-stalink|Ginza}}, {{ja-stalink|Ōtemachi||Tokyo}}, and {{ja-stalink|Ikebukuro}}}}
{{S-end}}

===Commercial facilities===
[[File:Area around Shinjuku station east exit.jpg|thumb|East exit of Shinjuku Station]]
[[File:Takashimaya Times Square.jpg|thumb|South exit of Shinjuku Station]]
Many department stores and shopping malls are built directly into the station. These include
*Lumine Est – above JR's east exit
*Odakyu department store – above the Odakyu line concourse
*Odakyu Mylord – above the southern end of Odakyu line concourse
*Lumine 1 shopping mall – above the Keio Line concourse
*Lumine 2 shopping mall – above JR's south and Lumine exits
*Keio Department store – above the Keio Line concourse
*Keio Mall – underground mall to the southwest of the Keio Line concourse
*Odakyu Ace – underground malls beneath the bus terminal by the west exit.

In addition to the above, the Metro Promenade, which is an underground mall owned by Tokyo Metro, extends eastwards from the station beneath Shinjuku-dori avenue, all the way to the adjacent Shinjuku-sanchōme station with 60 exits along the way. The Metro Promenade in turn connects to Shinjuku Subnade, another underground shopping mall, which leads onto [[Seibu Railway]]'s Seibu-Shinjuku station.

Shinjuku Station is connected by underground passageways and shopping malls to:
*[[Nishi-Shinjuku Station]] (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
*[[Seibu Shinjuku Station]] ([[Seibu Shinjuku Line]])
*[[Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station]] (Toei Ōedo Line)
*[[Shinjuku-sanchōme Station]] (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, and Toei Shinjuku Line)
*[[Tochōmae Station]] (Toei Ōedo Line)

Nearby non-connected stations (within 500 meters of an underground passageway or station) include:
*[[Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station]]
*[[Yoyogi station]]
*[[Higashi-Shinjuku Station]]
*[[Ōkubo Station (Tokyo)|Okubo Station]]
*[[Shin-Okubo Station]]
*[[Minami-Shinjuku Station]]

===Bus terminals===
There is a bus terminal at the west exit servicing both local and long-distance buses, and a JR Highway Bus terminal at the New South Gates.

On April 4, 2016, the new bus terminal and commercial facilities nearby south exit, named ''Busta Shinjuku'' ([[:ja:バスタ新宿|バスタ新宿]] {{ja}}), has opened.<ref>[http://shinjuku-busterminal.co.jp/ Buster Shinjuku] Shinjuku-busterminal.co.jp</ref> Considerable numbers of the coaches and the airport buses depart from this new terminal.

{{See also|Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal}}

==Passenger statistics==
The figures below are the official number of passengers entering and exiting (except for JR East) each day released by each train operator. The figure for JR East only includes entering passengers.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | Operator !! Number !! [[Fiscal year]] !! Source !! Note
|-
| colspan=2 | JR East || 751,018 (boarding only) || 2013 ||<ref name="jreast2013stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= August 31, 2014}}</ref>
|| Boarding passengers only. Busiest station in Japan.
|-
| colspan=2 | Odakyu || 494,184 || 2013 ||<ref name="Odakyustats2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.odakyu.jp/company/business/railways/users/|script-title=ja:1日平均乗降人員|trans_title=Average daily station usage figures|publisher= Odakyu Electric Railway |accessdate=September 12, 2014 |archiveurl = |archivedate = |language=Japanese}}</ref> || The busiest Odakyu station
|-
| colspan=2 | Keio || 730,849|| 2013 ||<ref name="keiostats2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.keio.co.jp/group/traffic/railroading/passengers/index.html|script-title=ja:1日の駅別乗降人員|trans_title=Average daily station usage figures|year=2013|language=Japanese|location = Japan |publisher=Keio Corporation|accessdate=August 31, 2014}}</ref> || The busiest Japanese private (i.e. non-JR) railway station{{Citation needed|date=September 2014}}
|-
| colspan=2 | Tokyo Metro || 227,366 || 2013 ||<ref name="tokyometrostats2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans_title=Station usage ranking |publisher= Tokyo Metro |accessdate=August 31, 2014 |archiveurl = |archivedate = |language=Japanese}}</ref> || The 6th busiest Tokyo Metro station
|-　
| rowspan=2 | Toei || [[Toei Shinjuku Line|Shinjuku Line]] || 266,869 || 2013 || 134,185 entries and 132,684 exits<ref name="toeistats2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/kanren/passengers.html|script-title=ja:各駅乗降人員一覧|trans_title=Station usage figures |publisher= Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation |accessdate=September 9, 2014 |archiveurl = |archivedate = |language=Japanese}}</ref>|| rowspan=2 | The busiest Toei subway station
|-
| [[Ōedo Line]] || 133,075 || 2013 || 64,701 entries and 68,374 exits<ref name="toeistats2013"/>
|}

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for the JR East (formerly JNR) station in previous years are as shown below.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fiscal year !! Daily average
|-
| 1913|| 5,052<ref name="jnr1985">{{cite book |title = 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans_title= JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 480| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}}</ref>
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| 1960|| 305,236<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 1971|| 614,419<ref name="jnr1985"/>
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| 1984|| 648,659<ref name="jnr1985"/>
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| 2000|| 753,791<ref name="jreast2000stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= January 2, 2013}}</ref>
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| 2005|| 747,930<ref name="jreast2005stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= January 2, 2013}}</ref>
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| 2010 || 736,715<ref name="jreast2010stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= January 2, 2013}}</ref>
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| 2011 || 734,154<ref name="jreast2011stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= August 31, 2014}}</ref>
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| 2012 || 742,833<ref name="jreast2012stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= August 31, 2014}}</ref>
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| 2013 || 751,018<ref name="jreast2013stats"/>
|}

==History==
[[File:Shinjuku Station 1925.jpg|thumbnail|Shinjuku Station in 1925]]
Shinjuku Station opened in 1885 as a stop on Japan Railway's Akabane-Shinagawa line (now part of the [[Yamanote Line]]). Shinjuku was still a quiet community at the time and the station was not heavily trafficked at first. The opening of the Chūō Line (1889), Keiō Line (1915) and Odakyū Line (1923) led to increasing traffic through the station.

Japanese government urban planner Kensaburo Kondo designed a major revamp of the station in 1933, which included a large public square on the west side completed in 1941. Kondo's plan also called for extending the [[Tokyu Toyoko Line]] to a new underground terminal on the west side of the station, and constructing an east-west underground line that would be served by the [[Seibu Railway]] and the Tokyo Kosoku Railway (forerunner of [[Tokyo Metro]]), while the Keio and Odakyu lines would use above-ground terminals to the west of the JR station. These plans were suspended upon the onset of [[World War II]] but influenced the current layout of the station area.<ref name="nikkei">{{cite news|title=西武新宿駅はなぜ遠いのか　幻の東口乗り入れ計画|url=http://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFK2103N_S2A121C1000000|accessdate=May 6, 2016|work=The Nikkei|date=November 23, 2012}}</ref> Subway service ultimately began in 1959.

[[File:JR Shinjuku Station.JPG|thumbnail|Lumine Est building, originally designed to accommodate the [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]] on its second floor]]
The [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]] was extended from [[Takadanobaba Station]] to [[Seibu Shinjuku Station]] in 1952. Seibu Shinjuku was built as a temporary station pending a planned redevelopment of the east side of Shinjuku Station, which was to feature a large station building that would house a new Seibu terminal on its second floor. Seibu abandoned its plan to use the building due to a lack of space for trains longer than six cars; the building is now known as Lumine Est and retains some design features originally intended to accommodate the Seibu terminal (in particular, a very high ceiling on the first floor and a very low ceiling on the second floor). In the late 1980s, Seibu planned to build an underground terminal on the east side of Shinjuku, but indefinitely postponed the plan in 1995 due to costs and declining passenger growth.<ref name="nikkei" />

In August 1967, a freight train carrying [[jet fuel]] bound for the U.S. air bases at [[Tachikawa Air Base|Tachikawa]] and [[Yokota Air Base|Yokota]] collided with a freight train and caught fire on the Chūō Rapid tracks. The incident stoked ongoing political controversy in Japan regarding the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Havens|first1=Thomas R. H.|title=Fire Across the Sea: The Vietnam War and Japan 1965-1975|date=2014|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9781400858439|pages=126–127}}</ref> The station was a major site for student protests in 1968 and 1969, the height of civil unrest in postwar Japan. On October 21, 1968, 290,000 marchers participated in International Anti-War Day taking over Shinjuku station and forcing trains to stop. In May and June 1969, members of the antiwar group Beheiren carrying guitars and calling themselves "folk guerrillas" led weekly singalongs in the underground plaza outside the west exit of the station, attracting crowds of thousands. Participants described it as a "liberated zone" and a "community of encounter."<ref>Konaka Yotaro, "Shinjuku: Community of Encounter," Japan Quarterly, 38 no.3 (1991), 301–310.</ref> In July, riot police cleared the plaza with tear gas and changed signs in the station to read "West Exit Concourse" instead of "West Exit Plaza." The incident represented a significant defeat for public activism in Tokyo.

There have been plans at various points in history to connect Shinjuku into the [[Shinkansen]] network, and the 1973 Shinkansen Basic Plan, still in force, specifies that the station should be the southern terminus of the [[Jōetsu Shinkansen]] line to [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]. While construction of the [[Ōmiya Station (Saitama)|Ōmiya]]-Shinjuku link never started and the Jōetsu line presently terminates in [[Tokyo Station]], the right of way, including an area underneath the station, remains reserved.

On May 5, 1995, the [[Aum Shinrikyo]] [[doomsday cult]] attempted a chemical terrorist attack by setting off a cyanide gas device in a toilet in the underground concourse, barely a month after the [[Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway|gas attack on the Tokyo subway]] which killed 13, left 6,252 people with non-fatal injuries, severely injured 50 people, and caused 984 cases of temporary vision problems. This time the attack was thwarted by staff who extinguished the burning device.

A major expansion of the JR terminal was completed in April 2016, adding a 32-story office tower, bus terminal, taxi terminal, and numerous shops and restaurants.<ref>{{cite web|title=新宿駅が生まれ変わります|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2015/20150901.pdf|publisher=East Japan Railway Company|accessdate=May 6, 2016}}</ref>

===Keiō Shinjuku Station===
[[File:Keio Shinjuku-Oiwake Building.jpg|thumb|Keio Shinjuku Oiwake Building, the site of the former terminal]]
When the Keio Line extended to Shinjuku in 1915, its terminal was located several blocks east of the [[Japanese Government Railways|government railway]] (presently JR) station. The terminal was first named {{nihongo|Shinjuku-Oiwake Station|新宿追分駅}} and was on the street near the [[Isetan]] department store. In 1927, the station was moved from the street to a newly built terminal adjacent to the original station. The station building housed a department store. The station name was changed to {{nihongo|Yotsuya-Shinjuku Station|四谷新宿駅}} in 1930 and again to {{nihongo|Keiō Shinjuku Station|京王新宿駅}} in 1937.

The tracks from the terminal were on the [[Kōshū Kaidō]] highway, which crosses the Yamanote Line and the Chūō Line in front of the south entrance of Shinjuku Station by a bridge. The Keiō Line had a station for the access to Shinjuku Station, named {{nihongo|Teishajō-mae Station|停車場前駅}} and renamed in 1937 {{nihongo|Shōsen Shinjuku Ekimae Station|省線新宿駅前駅}}.

In July 1945, the terminal of the Keiō Line was relocated to the present location, though on the ground level, on the west side of Shinjuku Station. Keiō Shinjuku Station and Shōsen Shinjuku Ekimae Station were closed. This was because the trains faced difficulty in climbing up the slopes of the bridge over the governmental railway after one of the nearby transformer substations was destroyed by an [[Bombing of Tokyo in World War II|air raid]]. The site of Keiō Shinjuku Station near [[Shinjuku-sanchōme Station|Shinjuku-Sanchōme subway station]] is now occupied by two buildings owned by Keiō: Keiō Shinjuku Sanchōme Building and Keiō Shinjuku Oiwake Building.

==Adjacent stations==
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{{j-rserv|service=Chūō Special Rapid Ōme Special Rapid|col=Green|previous=Yotsuya|next={{ja-stalink|Nakano||Tokyo}} {{ja-stalink|Mitaka}}}}<ref group="Note">Only Chūō Special Rapid services starting at Shinjuku</ref>
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{{j-route|route=Shōnan-Shinjuku Line|col=Red|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=''[[Narita Express]]''|col=Blue|previous={{ja-stalink|Ikebukuro}} {{ja-stalink|Kichijōji}}|next={{ja-stalink|Shibuya}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=''[[Super View Odoriko]]''|col=grey|previous={{ja-stalink|Ikebukuro}}|next={{ja-stalink|Musashi-Kosugi}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Special Rapid|col=DeepSkyBlue|previous=Ikebukuro|next=Shibuya}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid|col=DarkOrange|previous=Ikebukuro|next=Shibuya}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Green|previous=Ikebukuro|next=Shibuya}}
{{j-route|route=Saikyō Line|col=Seagreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=Commuter rapid|col=Crimson|previous={{ja-stalink|Shibuya}}|next={{ja-stalink|Ikebukuro}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid|col=DodgerBlue|previous=Shibuya|next=Ikebukuro}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=SeaGreen|previous=Shibuya|next=Ikebukuro}}
{{j-route|route=Odakyu Odawara Line|col=deepskyblue}}
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{{j-rserv|service=Semi-express Express Rapid express|next={{ja-stalink|Yoyogi-Uehara}}}}
{{j-rserv|next={{ja-stalink|Minami-Shinjuku}}|service=Local}}
{{j-route|route=Keiō Line|col=deeppink|f=w}}
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{{j-rserv|service=Special Express|next={{ja-stalink|Meidaimae}}}}
{{j-route|route=Keio New Line|col=deeppink|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local Rapid Semi Express Express|next={{ja-stalink|Hatsudai}}|previous=''Through to Toei Shinjuku Line''}}
{{j-route|route=Toei Shinjuku Line (S 01)|col=yellowgreen}}
{{j-rserv|service=Express|previous=''Through to Keio New Line''|next={{ja-stalink|Ichigaya}} (S 04)|col=red}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|previous=''Through to Keio New Line''|next={{ja-stalink|Shinjuku-sanchōme}} (S 02)}}
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{{j-rserv|service=-|previous={{ja-stalink|Nishi-Shinjuku}} (M 07)|next={{ja-stalink|Shinjuku-sanchōme}} (M 09)}}
{{end}}

{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Tokyo}}
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
* [[Transportation in Greater Tokyo]]
* [[Gare du Nord]], the busiest railway station outside Japan

== Cultural references ==
The station and other parts of the [[Toei Ōedo Line]] are referenced in the [[Digimon Adventure]] franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Odaiba Memorial – Shinjuku|url = http://marron.extracaffeine.com/odaiba/shinjuku.html|website = marron.extracaffeine.com|accessdate = December 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Odaiba Memorial – Juunigou-sen|url = http://marron.extracaffeine.com/odaiba/juunigousen.html|website = marron.extracaffeine.com|accessdate = December 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Odaiba Memorial – Hikarigaoka|url = http://marron.extracaffeine.com/odaiba/hikarigaoka.html|website = marron.extracaffeine.com|accessdate = December 15, 2015}}</ref> Contemporary British painter [[Carl Randall]] (who spent 10 years living in Tokyo as an artist) depicted the station area in his large oil painting 'Shinjuku', exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London 2013.<ref name="BBC Carl Randall interview">{{citation | title= BBC World Service: World Update. ‘Carl Randall - Painting the faces in Japan's crowded cities’. | publisher= BBC |year=2016 | url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03mt7rn }}</ref><ref name="BBC News - Carl Randall interview">{{citation | title= BBC News. ‘Painting the faces in Japan's crowded cities’. | publisher= BBC News - Arts & Entertainment |year=2016 | url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35841387 }}</ref><ref name="Bp 2013">{{citation | title= BP Portrait Award 2013 | publisher= The National Portrait Gallery, London | year=2013 | url= http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/bp-portrait-award-2013/the-exhibition/exhibitors/bp-2013-exhibitor-6.php}}</ref><ref name="Shinjuku artwork">{{citation | title= 'Shinjuku painting’. | publisher= Carl Randall artist website |year=2016 | url= http://www.carlrandall.com/japan-portraits/shinjuku-tokyo-painting }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/stations/e866.html JR map of Shinjuku Station]
* [http://www.odakyu.jp/english/traffic/shinjuku/station/ map of Odakyu Shinjuku Station]
* [http://www.keio.co.jp/traffic/train/station/station_map/pdf/k01_shinjuku.pdf map of Keio Line Shinjuku Station] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.keio.co.jp/traffic/train/station/station_map/pdf/k35_shinshinjuku.pdf map of Keiō New Line Shinjuku Station] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/shinjuku/i/solid_s.jpg map of Toei Subway Shinjuku Station] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/shinjuku/yardmap/index_print.html map of Tokyo Metro Shinjuku Station] {{ja icon}}

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Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)

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{{Infobox station
| name = Kōriyama Station
| native_name = 郡山駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Koriyamainfukushima.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kōriyama Station
| other_name =
| address = 195 Hiuchida, [[Kōriyama, Fukushima]] {{Nihongo2|（福島県郡山市字燧田195）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
* {{colorbull|DarkGreen}} [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* {{colorbull|DarkOrange}} [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* {{colorbull|Purple}} [[Banetsu East Line]]
* {{colorbull|Sienna}} [[Banetsu West Line]]
* {{colorbull|Green}} [[Suigun Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1887
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 17,931 daily
| pass_year = FY2013
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kōriyama Station'''|郡山駅|Kōriyama-eki}} is a railway station in [[Koriyama, Fukushima]], Japan, operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East).

==Lines==
Kōriyama Station is served by the high-speed [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] line and [[Tōhoku Main Line]], and is located 226.7 km from the official starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at [[Tokyo Station]]. It is also served by the [[Banetsu East Line]] and is 85.6 km from the starting point of that line at [[Iwaki Station (Fukushima)|Iwaki Station]]. It is also a [[terminal station|terminus]] for the [[Suigun Line]] and the [[Banetsu West Line]].

==Station layout==
[[File:Koriyamastationplatforms2009.jpg|thumb|The Tohoku Shinkansen platform, July 2009]]
Kōriyama Station has two [[island platform]]s and one [[bay platform]] serving trains on the conventional ([[narrow gauge]]) lines, and one island platform and one [[side platform]] for shinkansen traffic. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.

==Adjacent stations==
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{{j-rserv|service=''Yamabiko/Tsubasa''|previous={{ja-stalink|Shin-Shirakawa}} {{ja-stalink|Utsunomiya}}||next={{ja-stalink|Fukushima||Fukushima}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=''Nasuno''|previous={{ja-stalink|Shin-Shirakawa}}|next=}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Main Line|col=Darkorange|f=b}}
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{{j-route|route=Banetsu West Line|col=Sienna|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=''[[Aizu Liner]]''|col=Red|next={{ja-stalink|Kikuta}} or {{ja-stalink|Bandai-Atami}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local Rapid|next=Kikuta}}
{{j-route|route=Suigun Line|col=green|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|previous=Asaka-Nagamori}}
{{S-end}}

All ''Nasuno'' Shinkansen services from Tokyo terminate at this station.

==History==
{{Unreferenced|Section|date=February 2012}}
* July 16, 1887: Service is started between Kōriyama and Kuroiso
* December 15, 1887: Service to Sendai and Shiogama starts
* July 26, 1898: Service on the Ganetsu Line starts
* October 10, 1917: Name of Ganetsu Line is changed to Banetsu Line
* June 23, 1982: Tohoku Shinkansen service starts.

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 17,931 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref>[http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2013_02.html 東日本各駅の乗車人員] JR東日本各駅の乗車人員]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Fiscal year
!Daily average number of passengers
|-
|2000
|18,834
|-
|2001
|18,931
|-
|2002
|18,415
|-
|2003
|18,353
|-
|2004
|18,434
|-
|2005
|18,355
|-
|2006
|18,380
|-
|2007
|18,249
|-
|2008
|17,716
|-
|2009
|17,217
|-
|2010
|16,417
|-
|2011
|15,904
|-
|2012
|17,382
|-
|2013
|17,931
|}

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=675 JR East Station information] {{ja icon}}

{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Ban'etsu West Line}}
{{Ban'etsu East Line}}
{{Suigun Line}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Ban'etsu West Line]]
[[Category:Ban'etsu East Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1887]]

Cape of Good Hope

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[[Image:Cape of Good Hope (Zaian 2008).JPG|thumb|350px|right|The Cape of Good Hope; looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point, overlooking Dias beach]]
The '''Cape of Good Hope
'' ({{lang-af|Kaap die Goeie Hoop}} {{IPA-af|ˌkɑːp di ˌχujə ˈɦoə̯p|}}, {{lang-nl|Kaap de Goede Hoop}} {{IPA-nl|ˌkaːb də ˌɣudə ˈɦoːp||Nl-Kaap de Goede Hoop.ogg}},<ref>Every word in isolation {{IPA-nl|ˌkaːp də ˌɣudə ˈɦoːp|}}.</ref> {{lang-pt|Cabo da Boa Esperança}} {{IPA-pt|ˈkabu dɐ ˈbou.wɐ ʃpɨˈɾɐ̃sɐ|}})'' is a rocky [[headlands and bays|headland]] on the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast of the [[Cape Peninsula]], [[South Africa]].

There is a misconception{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and [[Indian Ocean]]s. In fact, the southernmost point is [[Cape Agulhas]], about {{convert|150|km|-1}} to the [[east-southeast]]. The currents of the two oceans meet at the point where the warm-water [[Agulhas current]] meets the cold water [[Benguela current]] and turns back on itself—a point that fluctuates between Cape Agulhas and [[Cape Point]] (about 1.2 kilometers east of the Cape of Good Hope).

When following the western side of the African coastline from the equator, however, the Cape of Good Hope marks the point where a ship begins to travel more eastward than southward. Thus, the first modern rounding of the cape in 1488 by [[Portuguese discoveries|Portuguese]] explorer [[Bartolomeu Dias]] was a milestone in the attempts by the Portuguese to establish direct trade relations with the [[Far East]] (although [[Herodotus]] mentioned a claim that the [[Phoenicia]]ns had done so [[Necho II#Phoenician expedition|far earlier]]).<ref>[http://www.livius.org/he-hg/herodotus/hist01.htm The first circumnavigation of Africa]</ref> Dias called the cape ''Cabo das Tormentas'' ("Cape of Storms"; {{lang-nl|Stormkaap}}), which was the original name of the "Cape of Good Hope".<ref>{{cite book|title=Englishwoman In America|year=1848|author=Sarah Mytton Maury|page=33|authorlink=Sarah Mytton Maury}}</ref>

As one of the [[great capes]] of the South Atlantic Ocean, the Cape of Good Hope has long been of special significance to sailors, many of whom refer to it simply as "'''the Cape'''".<ref>''Along the Clipper Way'', Francis Chichester; page 78. Hodder & Stoughton, 1966. ISBN 0-340-00191-7</ref> It is a waypoint on the [[clipper route]] followed by [[clipper ship]]s to the [[Far East]] and [[Australia]], and still followed by several offshore [[yacht racing|yacht races]].

The term ''Cape of Good Hope'' is also used in three other ways:

* It is a section of the [[Table Mountain National Park]], within which the cape of the same name, as well as [[Cape Point]], falls. Prior to its incorporation into the national park, this section constituted the Cape Point Nature Reserve.<ref>[http://www.sanparks.org/parks/table_mountain/tourism/map.php Map of the Park, showing the Cape of Good Hope section (retrieved 27 March 2010).]</ref>
* It was the name of the early [[Cape Colony]] established by the Dutch in 1652, on the [[Cape Peninsula]].
* Just before the [[Union of South Africa]] was formed, the term referred to the entire region that in 1910 was to become the [[Cape of Good Hope Province]] (usually shortened to ''the Cape Province'').

== History ==
[[File:Cape Peninsula.jpg|thumb|300 px|Map showing the [[Cape Peninsula]], illustrating the position of the Cape of Good Hope. The main mountains and their peaks, including [[Table Mountain]], and its relation to the City of [[Cape Town]] are shown.]]
[[File:CapeHopeDetail.png|thumb|300 px|Map of the Cape of Good Hope and [[Cape Agulhas]] the southernmost point of Africa.]]
{{Main article|Cape Colony}}
[[Image:Cross daGama2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Reproduction of the Cross of [[Vasco da Gama]] at the Cape of Good Hope.]]

The first European to reach the cape was the Portuguese explorer [[Bartolomeu Dias]] on 12 March 1488, who named it the "Cape of Storms" (''Cabo das Tormentas''). It was later renamed by [[John II of Portugal]] as "Cape of Good Hope" (''Cabo da Boa Esperança'') because of the great optimism engendered by the opening of a sea route to [[India]] and the East.

The land around the cape was home to the [[Khoikhoi]] people when the Dutch first settled there in 1652. The Khoikhoi had arrived in these parts about fifteen hundred years before.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ehret|first1=Christopher|title=An African Classical Age|date=2001|publisher=University of Virginia Press|location=Charlottesville, VA|isbn=0-8139-2057-4|page=219}}</ref> They were called [[Khoikhoi|Hottentot]]s by the Dutch, a term that has now come to be regarded as pejorative.

[[Dutch people|Dutch]] colonial administrator [[Jan van Riebeeck]] established a resupply camp for the [[Dutch East India Company]] some 50 km north of the cape in [[Table Bay]] on 6 April 1652 and this eventually developed into [[Cape Town]]. Supplies of fresh food were vital on the long journey around Africa and Cape Town became known as "The Tavern of the Seas".

On 31 December 1687 a community of [[Huguenots]]—who are Protestants—arrived at the Cape of Good Hope from the Netherlands. They had escaped to the Netherlands from France in order to flee religious persecution there; examples of these are Pierre Joubert who came from [[La Motte-d'Aigues]] for religious reasons. The Dutch East India Company needed skilled farmers at the Cape of Good Hope and the Dutch Government saw opportunities for the Huguenots at the Cape and sent them over. The colony gradually grew over the next 150 years or so until it stretched for hundreds of kilometres to the north and north-east.

When the Dutch Republic, during the Napoleonic Wars, was occupied by the French in 1795, henceforth becoming their vassal and enemy of the British, the United Kingdom invaded and occupied the Cape Colony that same year; relinquished control of the territory in 1803; only to return and reoccupy the Cape on 19 January 1806 following the [[Battle of Blaauwberg]]. The territory was ceded to the British in the [[Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814]] and was thereafter administered as the [[Cape Colony]]. It remained a British colony until being incorporated into the independent [[Union of South Africa]] in 1910 (now known as the Republic of South Africa).

The Portuguese government erected two navigational beacons, '''Dias Cross''' and '''Gama Cross''', to commemorate [[Vasco da Gama]] and [[Bartolomeu Dias]] as explorers who as mentioned were the first explorers to reach the cape. When lined up, the crosses point to Whittle Rock ({{Coord|34|14.8|S|18|33.6|E}}), a large, permanently submerged shipping hazard in [[False Bay]]. Two other beacons in [[Simon's Town]] provide the intersection.

== Geography ==
[[File:Sign at the Cape of Good Hope 2013.jpg|thumb|Sign at the Cape of Good Hope]]
The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of the [[Cape Peninsula]], about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) west and a little south of [[Cape Point]] on the south-east corner. [[Cape Town]] is about 50 kilometres to the north of the Cape, in [[Table Bay]] at the north end of the peninsula. The peninsula forms the western boundary of [[False Bay]]. Geologically, the rocks found at the two capes, and indeed over much of the peninsula, are part of the [[Cape Peninsula#Geology|Cape Supergroup]], and are formed of the same type of sandstones as [[Table Mountain (South Africa)|Table Mountain]] itself. Both the Cape of Good Hope and [[Cape Point]] offer spectacular scenery; the whole of the southernmost portion of the Cape Peninsula is a wild, rugged, scenic and generally unspoiled national park.

The term ''the Cape '' has also been used in a wider sense, to indicate the area of [[Cape Colony|the European colony]] centred on [[Cape Town]], and the later [[Cape Province|South African province]]. Since 1994, it has been broken up into three smaller provinces: the [[Western Cape]], [[Eastern Cape]] and [[Northern Cape]]; parts of the province were also absorbed into the [[North West (South African province)|North West]].

== Fauna ==
[[File:Ostrich at Cape Peninsula.JPG|thumb|Male [[ostrich]] at the Cape of Good Hope]]
With its diverse habitat, ranging from rocky mountain tops to beaches and open sea, the Cape of Good Hope is home to at least 250 species of birds including one of the two mainland colonies of [[Spheniscus demersus|African penguin]]s.

"Bush birds" tend to be rather scarce because of the coarse, scrubby nature of [[fynbos]] vegetation. When flowering, however, [[protea]]s and [[erica]]s attract [[sunbird]]s, [[sugarbird]]s, and other species in search of nectar. For most of the year, there are more small birds in coastal thicket than in fynbos.

The Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park is home to several species of antelope. Bontebok and eland are easily seen, and [[red hartebeest]] can be seen in the grazing lawns in Smitswinkel Flats. Grey rhebok are less commonly seen and are scarce, but may be observed along the beach hills at Olifantsbos. Most visitors are unlikely to ever see either Cape grysbok or klipspringer.

The Cape of Good Hope section is home to four [[Cape mountain zebra]]. They might be seen by the attentive or lucky visitor, usually in Smitswinkel Flats.

There are a wealth of small animals such as [[lizard]]s, [[snake]]s, [[tortoise]]s and [[insect]]s. Small mammals include [[rock hyrax]], [[four-striped grass mouse]], [[marsh mongoose|water mongoose]], [[Cape clawless otter]] and [[fallow deer]].

The area offers excellent vantage points for whale watching. The [[southern right whale]] is the species most likely to be seen in [[False Bay]] between June and November. Other species are the [[humpback whale]] and [[Bryde's whale]]. [[pinniped|Seals]], [[dusky dolphin]]s and [[killer whale]]s have also been seen.

The strategic position of the Cape of Good Hope between two major ocean currents, ensures a rich diversity of marine life. There is a difference between the sea life west of Cape Point and that to the east due to the markedly differing sea temperatures.

The South African Marine Living Resources Act is strictly enforced throughout the [[Table Mountain National Park]], and especially in marine protected areas. Disturbance or removal of any marine organisms is strictly prohibited between Schusters Bay and Hoek van Bobbejaan, but is allowed in other areas during season and with relevant permits.

=== Chacma baboons ===
Chacma baboons (''[[Papio ursinus]]'') are the mammals most intimately associated with the Cape of Good Hope. Baboons inside the Cape of Good Hope section of the park are a major tourist attraction. There are 11 troops consisting of about 375 individuals throughout the entire Cape Peninsula. Six of these 11 troops either live entirely within the Cape of Good Hope section of the park, or use the section as part of their range. The Cape Point, Kanonkop, Klein Olifantsbos, and Buffels Bay troops live entirely inside the Cape of Good Hope section of the Park. The Groot Olifantsbos and Plateau Road troops range into the park.

Chacma baboons are widely distributed across southern Africa and are classified as ″least concern" in the {{IUCNlink|16022|IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}. However, the South African Parks Department states in its publication ''Mountains in the Sea'' that the baboon population on the Cape is "critically endangered." This is due to habitat loss, genetic isolation, and conflicts with humans. Cape baboons have been eliminated from the majority of their range across the Cape Peninsula, and the Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park provides a sanctuary for the troops that live within its boundaries. It provides relative safety from nearby towns, where people have killed many baboons after the baboons raid their houses looking for food. Baboons are also frequently injured or killed outside of the park by cars and by electrocution on power lines. Inside the park, some management policies such as allowing barbecues and picnics in the baboon home ranges cause detriment to the troops, as they become embroiled in conflicts with guests to the park.

== Flora ==
[[File:Flora at Cape Peninsula.JPG|thumb|[[Fynbos]] at Cape Peninsula]]
The Cape of Good Hope is an integral part of the [[Cape Floristic Kingdom]], the smallest but richest of the world's six floral kingdoms. This comprises a treasure trove of 1100 species of indigenous plants, of which a number are [[endemism|endemic]] (occur naturally nowhere else on earth). The main type of [[fynbos]] ("fine bush") vegetation at the Cape of Good Hope is [[Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos]], an endangered vegetation type that is endemic to the Cape Peninsula. Coastal [[Hangklip Sand Fynbos]] grows on low-lying alkaline sands and, right by the sea, small patches of [[Cape Flats Dune Strandveld]] can be found.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/EnvironmentalResourceManagement/publications/Documents/Biodiv_fact_sheet_2_PenSandFyn_2010-03.pdf |title=Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos. Cape Town Biodiversity Factsheets }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/EnvironmentalResourceManagement/publications/Documents/Biodiv_fact_sheet_6_CapeFlatsDuneStran_2010-03.pdf |title=Cape Flats Dune Strandveld. Cape Town Biodiversity Factsheets }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Characteristic fynbos plants include [[protea]]s, [[erica]]s (heath), and [[restio]]s (reeds). Some of the most striking and well-known members belong to the [[Proteacae]] family, of which up to 24 species occur. These include [[king protea]], [[Protea|sugarbush]], [[tree pincushion]] and golden [[cone bush]] (''[[Leucadendron]] laureolum'').

Many popular horticultural plants like [[pelargonium]]s, [[freesia]]s, [[Asteraceae|daisies]], [[lily|lilies]] and [[iris (plant)|iris]]es also have their origins in fynbos.

== Legends ==
*The Cape of Good Hope is the legendary home of ''[[The Flying Dutchman]]''. Crewed by tormented and damned ghostly sailors, it is doomed forever to beat its way through the adjacent waters without ever succeeding in rounding the headland.
*''[[Adamastor]]'' is a Greek-type mythological character invented by the Portuguese poet [[Luís de Camões]] in his epic poem ''[[Os Lusíadas]]'' (first printed in 1572), as a symbol of the forces of nature Portuguese navigators had to overcome during their discoveries and more specifically of the dangers Portuguese sailors faced when trying to round the Cape of Storms.

== See also ==

* [[Cape Peninsula]]
* [[Cape Horn]], its South American counterpart
* [[Cape Point]]
* [[Western Cape]]
* [[History of Cape Colony]]
* [[Simon's Town]]
* [[Postage stamps and postal history of the Cape of Good Hope]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Cape of Good Hope}}
* [http://oo.adu.org.za/content.php?id=130 List of birds of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, with paragraph describing each species]
* [http://www.airpano.ru/files/Cape-Good-Hope-RSA/start_e.html Cape of Good Hope, Panoramic view ]
* [http://www.wdl.org/en/item/51 Cape of Good Hope] is a map by [[John Arrowsmith (cartographer)|John Arrowsmith]] in 1842
* [http://www.africanatheart.co.za/ Cape of Good Hope Tour]

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The [[New York City Subway]]'s '''B Division''' consists of the lines that operate with lettered services ([[A (New York City Subway service)|A]], [[B (New York City Subway service)|B]], [[C (New York City Subway service)|C]], [[D (New York City Subway service)|D]], [[E (New York City Subway service)|E]], [[F (New York City Subway service)|F]], [[G (New York City Subway service)|G]], [[J (New York City Subway service)|J]], [[L (New York City Subway service)|L]], [[M (New York City Subway service)|M]], [[N (New York City Subway service)|N]], [[Q (New York City Subway service)|Q]], [[R (New York City Subway service)|R]], [[w (New York City Subway service)|W]], and [[Z (New York City Subway service)|Z]]), as well as the [[Franklin Avenue Shuttle|Franklin Avenue]] and [[Rockaway Park Shuttle]]s. These lines and services were operated by the [[Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation]] and city-owned [[Independent Subway System]] before the 1940 city takeover of the BMT. B Division rolling stock is wider, longer, and heavier than those of the [[A Division (New York City Subway)|A Division]], measuring {{convert|10|or|9.75|ft|mm|abbr=on|0}}  by {{convert|60|or|75|ft|m|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}.<ref>[[Second Avenue Subway]] [http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/sdeis.htm Draft Environmental Impact Statement], {{PDFlink|[http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/sdeis/glossary.pdf Glossary]|45.6 [[Kibibyte|KiB]]}}</ref>

The two former systems are still sometimes referred to as the '''BMT Division''' and '''IND Division'''.<ref>[[MTA New York City Transit]], [http://web.mta.info/nyct/hr/ctep/index.html Employment Opportunities]: "During the first phase of the project, NYC Transit installed SONET nodes in the three subway divisions: IRT, BMT, and IND."</ref>

==List of lines==
The following lines are part of the B Division (services shown in parentheses; lines with colors next to them are [[New York City Subway nomenclature#Current status|trunk lines]]):
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*{{color box|#{{NYCS color|turquoise}}}} [[Second Avenue Subway|IND Second Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Second|time=show}})
*[[BMT Fourth Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Fourth 36th|time=show}})
*{{color box|#{{NYCS color|orange}}}} [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Sixth|time=show}})
*{{color box|#{{NYCS color|blue}}}} [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Eighth all|time=show}})
*[[60th Street Tunnel Connection]] ({{NYCS trains|60th Connection|time=show}})
*[[BMT 63rd Street Line]] ({{NYCS trains|63rd BMT|time=show}})
*[[IND 63rd Street Line]] ({{NYCS trains|63rd IND|time=show}})
*[[Archer Avenue Line|BMT Archer Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Archer lower|time=show}})
*[[Archer Avenue Line|IND Archer Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Archer upper|time=show}})
*[[BMT Astoria Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Astoria|time=show}})
*[[BMT Brighton Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Brighton|time=show}})
*{{color box|#{{NYCS color|yellow}}}} [[BMT Broadway Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Broadway|time=show}})
*{{color box|#{{NYCS color|gray}}}} [[BMT Canarsie Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Canarsie|time=show}})
*[[Chrystie Street Connection]] ({{NYCS trains|Sixth|exclude=F|time=show}})
*[[IND Concourse Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Concourse|time=show}})
*{{color box|#{{NYCS color|lightgreen}}}} [[IND Crosstown Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Crosstown|time=show}})
*[[IND Culver Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Culver IND north|time=show}})
*{{color box|#{{NYCS color|darkgray}}}} [[BMT Franklin Avenue Shuttle]] ({{NYCS trains|Franklin|time=show}})
*[[IND Fulton Street Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Fulton|time=show}})
*[[BMT Jamaica Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Jamaica Myrtle|time=show}})
*[[BMT Myrtle Avenue Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Myrtle|time=show}})
*{{color box|#{{NYCS color|brown}}}} [[BMT Nassau Street Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Williamsburg|time=show}})
*[[IND Queens Boulevard Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Queens|time=show}})
*[[IND Rockaway Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Rockaway south|time=show}})
*[[BMT Sea Beach Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Sea Beach|time=show}})
*[[BMT West End Line]] ({{NYCS trains|West End|time=show}})

==History==

===Early history===
{{main|Rapid transit operations of the BRT and BMT|Independent Subway System}}
The oldest line to become part of the B Division was the [[BMT Lexington Avenue Line]], opened in 1885. A large system of [[elevated railway]]s in [[Brooklyn]] was formed by 1908 by the [[Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company]] (BRT), crossing the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] and [[Williamsburg Bridge]] to [[Manhattan]] terminals. With the [[Dual Contracts]], signed in 1913, the BRT acquired extensions outward into [[Queens]], as well as through [[Lower Manhattan|Lower]] and [[Midtown Manhattan]]. The BRT became the [[Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation]] in 1923 after a [[bankruptcy]].

The [[Independent Subway System]] (IND) was created by the city in the 1920s and 1930s as a third system operated by the city, competing with the BMT and [[Interborough Rapid Transit Company]] (IRT). The city took over operations of the BMT and IRT in 1940, consolidating ownership of the three systems into one. Since the original IRT tunnels were smaller, it has remained a separate division to this day.

===IND before 1967===
IND services were labeled on maps and signs starting with the opening of the first line in 1932. Six letters - A to F - were assigned to the major services, sorted by the north terminal and midtown line, and express services had single letters, while local services had double letters. G and H were assigned to lesser services, which did not enter Manhattan. The following labels were used from 1940 to 1967:
{| class=wikitable
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!Name
!North end/type
|-
|{{NYCS|A}}
|[[IND Eighth Avenue Line|Eighth Avenue]] Express (all times)
|[[IND Washington Heights Line|Washington Heights]]
|-
|{{NYCS|AA}}
|Eighth Avenue Local (non-rush hours)
|Washington Heights
|-
|{{NYCS|BB}}
|[[IND Sixth Avenue Line|Sixth Avenue Local]] (weekday rush hours)
|Washington Heights
|-
|{{NYCS|CC}}
|Eighth Avenue Local (weekday rush hours)
|[[IND Concourse Line|Concourse]]
|-
|{{NYCS|D}}
|Sixth Avenue-[[IND Houston Street Line|Houston Street]] Express (all times)
|Concourse
|-
|{{NYCS|E}}
|Eighth Avenue Express (all times; to Rockaway weekday rush hours starting in 1956)
|[[IND Queens Boulevard Line|Queens-Jamaica]]
|-
|{{NYCS|F}}
|Sixth Avenue Express (all times)
|Queens-Jamaica
|-
|{{NYCS|GG}}
|[[IND Crosstown Line|Crosstown]] Local (all times)
|Brooklyn-Queens
|-
|[[HH (Court Street Shuttle)|HH]]
|[[IND Fulton Street Line|Fulton Street]] Local (discontinued in 1946)
|N/A
|-
|[[HH (Rockaway Shuttle)|HH]]
|[[IND Rockaway Line|Rockaway]] Local (non-rush hours; began in 1956)
|N/A
|}

===Consolidation of operations===
Until 1954 and 1955, when the [[Culver Ramp]] and [[60th Street Tunnel Connection]] opened, the BMT and IND trackage was not connected. The early joint services using these connections operated similarly to [[trackage rights]]; it was not until the [[Chrystie Street Connection]] opened in 1967 that the ex-BMT and IND systems were consolidated operationally.

Beginning in 1924,{{Citation needed|date=March 2007}} BMT services were designated by number. The city assigned letters (J and up) - generally following the IND pattern of double letters for local services - in the early 1960s to prepare for the 1967 [[Chrystie Street Connection]]. Only Southern Division routes (1-4 or N-T) were labeled on maps, but all services except remnants of the old els were assigned letters:<ref>[[New York City Transit Authority]], [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/system_1966_c.gif 1966 Map and Station Guide]</ref><ref>Joseph Cunningham and Leonard DeHart, A History of the New York City Subway System Part 2: Rapid Transit in Brooklyn, 1977</ref>
{| class=wikitable
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!New
!Name
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|rowspan=4|[[1 (BMT)|1]]
|{{NYCS|Q}}
|[[BMT Brighton Line|Brighton]] Express via Bridge (weekdays)
|-
|[[QB (New York City Subway service)|QB]]
|Brighton Local via Bridge (weekdays)
|-
|[[QT (New York City Subway service)|QT]]
|Brighton Local via Tunnel (other times)
|-
|[[QJ (New York City Subway service)|QJ]]
|Brighton-Nassau Loop via Tunnel (rush hour Special)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2 (BMT)|2]]
|[[RR (New York City Subway service)|RR]]
|[[BMT Fourth Avenue Line|Fourth Avenue]] Local via Tunnel (all times)
|-
|[[RJ (New York City Subway service)|RJ]]
|Fourth Avenue-Nassau Loop via Bridge (rush hour Special)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[3 (BMT)|3]]
|[[T (New York City Subway service)|T]]
|[[BMT West End Line|West End]] Express via Bridge (weekday rush hours and Saturday)
|-
|[[TT (New York City Subway service)|TT]]
|West End Local via Tunnel (weekdays; shuttle in Brooklyn at other times)
|-
|[[4 (BMT)|4]]
|[[N (New York City Subway service)|N]]
|[[BMT Sea Beach Line|Sea Beach]] Express via Bridge (all times)
|-
|[[5 (BMT)|5]]
|N/A
|[[Culver Shuttle]] (all times)
|-
|[[6 (BMT)|6]]
|N/A
|[[Fifth Avenue-Bay Ridge Line]] (discontinued in 1940)
|-
|[[7 (BMT)|7]]
|[[Franklin Avenue Shuttle|SS]]
|[[BMT Franklin Avenue Line|Franklin Avenue Line]] (all times)
|-
|[[8 (BMT)|8]]
|N/A
|[[BMT Astoria Line|Astoria Line]] (all times)
|-
|[[9 (BMT)|9]]
|N/A
|[[Flushing Line (elevated)|Flushing Line]] (discontinued in 1949)
|-
|[[10 (BMT)|10]]
|[[M (New York City Subway service)|M]]
|[[BMT Myrtle Avenue Line|Myrtle]] Express (weekday rush hours)
|-
|[[11 (BMT)|11]]
|MJ
|Myrtle Local (all times)
|-
|[[12 (BMT)|12]]
|N/A
|[[Lexington Avenue Line (Brooklyn elevated)|Lexington Avenue Line]] (discontinued in 1950)
|-
|[[13 (BMT)|13]]
|N/A
|[[Fulton Street Line (Brooklyn elevated)|Fulton Street Line]] (discontinued in 1956)
|-
|[[14 (BMT)|14]]
|[[KK (New York City Subway service)|KK]]
|[[BMT Broadway Brooklyn Line|Broadway Brooklyn]] Local (weekday rush hours)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[15 (BMT)|15]]
|[[J (New York City Subway service)|J]]
|[[BMT Jamaica Line|Jamaica]] Express (weekday rush hours)
|-
|[[JJ (New York City Subway service)|JJ]]
|Jamaica Local (all times except weekday rush hours)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[16 (BMT)|16]]
|[[L (New York City Subway service)|L]]
|[[BMT 14th Street Line|14th Street]] Express (never ran)
|-
|[[LL (New York City Subway service)|LL]]
|14th Street Local (all times)
|}

{{asterisk}} Unofficially signed as "M", or sometimes "S".

In 1967, the Culver and Franklin Shuttles became [[SS (NYCS)|SS]] - the standard shuttle designation - and the Myrtle Local ("Myrtle (Jay)",<ref>[[New York City Transit Authority]], [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/system_1959.gif 1959 Official New York City Subway Map and Station Guide]</ref> discontinued in 1969) was labeled [[MJ (NYCS)|MJ]].

===After 1967===
The 1967 opening of the Chrystie Street Connection resulted in a number of changes. The following services have been operated since then:
*[[A (New York City Subway service)|A]] Eighth Avenue Express, 1967–present
*[[B (New York City Subway service)|B]] Sixth Avenue Express, 1967–present
*[[C (New York City Subway service)|C]] Eighth Avenue Local, 1967–present ([[CC (NYCS)|CC]] until 1985)
*[[D (New York City Subway service)|D]] Sixth Avenue Express, 1967–present
*[[E (New York City Subway service)|E]] Eighth Avenue Local, 1967–present
*[[EE (Queens-Broadway Local)|EE]] Broadway Local, 1967–1976
*[[F (New York City Subway service)|F]] Sixth Avenue Local, 1967–present
*[[G (New York City Subway service)|G]] Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown Local, 1967–present ([[GG (NYCS)|GG]] until 1985)
*[[J (New York City Subway service)|J]] Nassau Street Express, 1967–present ([[QJ (NYCS)|QJ]] until 1973)
*[[K (Broadway Brooklyn Local)|K]] Broadway Brooklyn Local, 1967–1976 ([[JJ (NYCS)|JJ]] from 1967 to 1968; [[KK (NYCS)|KK]] from 1968 to 1973)
*[[K (Eighth Avenue Local)|K]] Eighth Avenue Local, 1967 - 1988 ([[K (Eighth Avenue Local)|AA]] until 1985)
*[[L (New York City Subway service)|L]] 14th Street-Canarsie Local, 1967–present ([[LL (NYCS)|LL]] until 1985)
*[[M (New York City Subway service)|M]] Nassau Street Local, 1967–2010; Sixth Ave Local, 2010–present
*[[MJ (New York City Subway service)|MJ]] Myrtle Avenue Local, 1967–1969
*[[N (New York City Subway service)|N]] Broadway Express, 1967–present
*[[NX (New York City Subway service)|NX]] Broadway Express, 1967–1968
*[[Q (New York City Subway service)|Q]] Broadway Express, 1967–present ([[QB (NYCS)|QB]] until 1985)
*[[R (New York City Subway service)|R]] Broadway Local, 1967–present ([[RR (NYCS)|RR]] until 1985)
*[[RJ (New York City Subway service)|RJ]] Nassau Street Local, 1967–1968
*S [[Franklin Avenue Shuttle]], 1967–present (SS until 1985)
*S [[Rockaway Park Shuttle]], 1967–1972, 1985–present ([[HH (Rockaway Shuttle)|HH]] from 1967 to 1972 and [[H (New York City Subway service)|H]] from 1985 to 1992; part of the [[A (New York City Subway service)|A]] and [[CC (New York City Subway service)|CC]] in between)
*SS [[Culver Shuttle]], 1967–1975
*[[TT (New York City Subway service)|TT]] West End Shuttle, 1967–1968
*[[V (New York City Subway service)|V]] Sixth Avenue Local, 2001–2010
*[[W (New York City Subway service)|W]] Broadway Local, 2001–2010
*[[Z (New York City Subway service)|Z]] Nassau Street Express, 1988–present

==See also==
*[[Interborough Rapid Transit Company]]
*[[Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation]]
*[[Independent Subway System]]
*[[A Division (New York City Subway)|A Division]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:New York City Subway]]
[[Category:Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation]]
[[Category:Independent Subway System]]
[[Category:History of the New York City Subway| ]]

Sendai Station (Miyagi)

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{{Infobox station
| name = Sendai Station
| native_name = 仙台駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Eki-Sendai.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Sendai Station in May 2005
| other_name =
| address = 1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* [[JR East]]
* [[Sendai Airport Transit]]
* [[Sendai Subway]]
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* [[Akita Shinkansen]]
* [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* [[Senzan Line]]
* [[Senseki Line]]
* [[Joban Line]]
* [[Sendai Airport Line]]
* [[Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
* [[Sendai Subway Tozai Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code = N10 (Namboku Line) T07 (Tozai Line)
| opened = 15 December 1887
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 83,540 daily
| pass_year = JR East, FY2013
| map_type = Japan
}}

{{nihongo|'''Sendai Station'''|仙台駅|Sendai-eki}} is a major railway station in [[Sendai, Miyagi]], Japan. It is a stop for all [[Akita Shinkansen|Akita]] and [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] trains, the eastern terminus for the [[Senzan Line]], and major stop on both the [[Tohoku Main Line]] and [[Senseki Line]]. It is located on the border between [[Miyagino-ku, Sendai|Miyagino]] and [[Aoba-ku, Sendai|Aoba Wards]] in [[Sendai]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]].

== Lines ==
Sendai Station is served by services operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East), [[Sendai Airport Transit]], and [[Sendai Subway]]. The station is served by the following lines.

===JR East===
* [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* [[Akita Shinkansen]]
* [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* [[Senzan Line]]
* [[Senseki Line]]
* [[Joban Line]]

===Sendai Airport Transit===
* [[Sendai Airport Line]]

===Sendai Subway===
{{Plainlist|
* {{Colorbull|SeaGreen}} [[Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
* {{Colorbull|DeepSkyBlue}} [[Sendai Subway Tozai Line]]
}}

==Station layout==
[[File:Sendaista 10Home.JPG|thumb|Senseki Line underground platforms]]

Although the main JR train station and the subway station are physically separate, there are underground passageways connecting the two. The main Sendai Station is above-ground, and is a hub for [[JR East]] containing both the [[Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tohoku]] and [[Akita Shinkansen]] lines and several other local lines. The above-ground portion of Sendai Station lies in Aoba-ku, and is situated so that tracks run roughly north-south. In the station's easternmost section, underground and across the ward border in Miyagino-ku, is the platform for the east-west [[Senseki Line]]. Originally, this platform was also above ground; but in 2000, the line was extended to Aoba-dōri to the west, and the line was re-routed underground beneath the rest of the station.

===Sendai Subway===
The [[Sendai Subway]] lies to the west, and can be accessed from the main station via underground passageways at both ends of the station. The platform for the subway at Sendai Station is actually closer to [[Aoba-dōri Station]] than the other JR lines in Sendai Station. In fact, there is a transfer-only gate between the subway and Senseki Line platform at Aoba-dōri Station.

====Platforms====
The Namboku Line platforms are located on the third basement ("B3F") level, and the Tozai Line platforms are located on the fourth basement ("B4F") level.
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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx=Tozai Line|col=DeepSkyBlue|dir={{Colorbull|LawnGreen}} for {{ja-stalink|Yagiyama Zoological Park}}}}

==Surrounding area==
===West (Main) Exit===
[[File:Panorama of Sendai Station East Entrance.jpg|thumb|West exit view]]
The area outside the west exit of Sendai Station is the traditional center of activity around the station. This is because the area is closer to the central business district of Sendai, which initially developed around Sendai Castle.

The area is home to some of the largest [[department store]]s in Sendai. The S-Pal department store and the Station are directly connected to each other. A large elevated [[walkway]] outside the exit provides access to other departments stores, such as the Loft Department Store, Sakurano Department Store, the Jujiya Co. Sendai Store, and EBeanS. EbeanS is home to Junkudo Sendai, the largest bookstore in the Tohoku Region. The AER Building, a large office building built through recent [[Urban renewal|redevelopment]], is also located in the area and is home to various offices and stores, such as Maruzen, another large bookstore.

The area around the Asaichi-dori street, next to EBeanS is known as the Sendai Asaichi (Sendai morning [[Market (place)|Market]]), although stores are open all day long. The Asaichi is home to a wide variety of small stores that mainly sell Japanese foods.

The Sendai Metropolitan Hotel can be directly accessed via the elevated walkway and is extremely convenient for visitors unfamiliar with the area. The entrance to Sendai's largest shopping malls, such as the Clis Road Shopping District and the Ichibancho Shopping District, are located close to the exit of the elevated walkway, and a bus exchange area and taxi pool can be found under the walkway.

===East Exit===
The area outside the east exit of Sendai Station is the "new" side of the station. It traditionally had a smaller concentration of businesses compared to the west side. The fact that the area was not damaged by [[World War II]] bombing also delayed development in the area.

The municipal government decided to conduct redevelopment in the area in 1960. The redevelopment project is still in progress, but the area has already been largely renovated with a new bus exchange area and taxi pool. The [[Yodobashi Camera]] Sendai Store, one of the largest electronics retailers in Sendai, is located right outside of the east exit. BiVi Sendai, a department store, is also located close by. The east side of the station is also close to many entertainment venues, such as Beeb Sendai and [[Sendai Sunplaza]]. [[Miyagi Baseball Stadium]] is also within walking distance.

==History==
The station first opened on 15 December 1887.<ref name=JREast>[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=913 Sendai Station information]. [[East Japan Railway Company]]. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. {{ja icon}}</ref>

==Adjacent stations==
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{{j-route|route=Sendai Subway Namboku Line|col=SeaGreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{ja-stalink|Hirose-dori}}|next={{ja-stalink|Itsutsubashi}}}}
{{j-route|route=Sendai Subway Tozai Line|col=DeepSkyBlue}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{ja-stalink|Aoba-dori Ichibancho}}|next={{ja-stalink|Miyagino-dori}}}}
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{{j-rserv|service=Rapid|col=Red|next={{ja-stalink|Natori}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|next={{ja-stalink|Nagamachi}}}}
{{end box}}

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 83,540 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest JR East station outside of the [[Greater Tokyo Area]]. It is also the busiest JR East station in Miyagi Prefecture and the 52nd-busiest on the JR East network as a whole.<ref name="jreast2013stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度)|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fiscal year !! Daily average
|-
| 1913|| 1,628<ref name="jnr1985">{{cite book |title = 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans_title= JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 480| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}}</ref>
|-
| 1960|| 43,089<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 1971|| 58,799<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 1984|| 64,634<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 2000|| 78,195<ref name="jreast2000stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2005|| 76,723<ref name="jreast2005stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || 74,672<ref name="jreast2010stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || 64,498<ref name="jreast2011stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || 80,171<ref name="jreast2012stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || 83,540<ref name="jreast2013stats"/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sendai Station (Miyagi)}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/stations/e913.html Sendai Station map]
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=913 Sendai Station information] {{ja icon}}

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{{Joban Line}}
{{Senzan Line}}
{{Senseki Line}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Sendai Subway Nanboku Line}}
{{Sendai Subway Tozai Line}}
{{Sendai Airport Line}}
{{Sendai transit}}
}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1887]]
[[Category:Jōban Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Sendai]]
[[Category:Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
[[Category:Senseki Line]]
[[Category:Senzan Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]

Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)

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{{Refimprove|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kōriyama Station
| native_name = 郡山駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Koriyamainfukushima.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kōriyama Station
| other_name =
| address = 195 Hiuchida, [[Kōriyama, Fukushima]] {{Nihongo2|（福島県郡山市字燧田195）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
* {{colorbull|DarkGreen}} [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* {{colorbull|DarkOrange}} [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* {{colorbull|Purple}} [[Banetsu East Line]]
* {{colorbull|Sienna}} [[Banetsu West Line]]
* {{colorbull|Green}} [[Suigun Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1887
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 17,931 daily
| pass_year = FY2013
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kōriyama Station'''|郡山駅|Kōriyama-eki}} is a railway station in [[Koriyama, Fukushima]], Japan, operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East).

==Lines==
Kōriyama Station is served by the high-speed [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] line and [[Tōhoku Main Line]], and is located 226.7 km from the official starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at [[Tokyo Station]]. It is also served by the [[Banetsu East Line]] and is 85.6 km from the starting point of that line at [[Iwaki Station (Fukushima)|Iwaki Station]]. It is also a [[terminal station|terminus]] for the [[Suigun Line]] and the [[Banetsu West Line]].

==Station layout==
[[File:Koriyamastationplatforms2009.jpg|thumb|The Tohoku Shinkansen platform, July 2009]]
Kōriyama Station has two [[island platform]]s and one [[bay platform]] serving trains on the conventional ([[narrow gauge]]) lines, and one island platform and one [[side platform]] for shinkansen traffic. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.

==Adjacent stations==
{{service rail start}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Shinkansen|col=Darkgreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=''Yamabiko/Tsubasa''|previous={{ja-stalink|Shin-Shirakawa}}|next={{ja-stalink|Fukushima||Fukushima}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=''Nasuno''|previous={{ja-stalink|Shin-Shirakawa}}|next=}}
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{{j-route|route=Banetsu West Line|col=Sienna|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=''[[Aizu Liner]]''|col=Red|next={{ja-stalink|Kikuta}} or {{ja-stalink|Bandai-Atami}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local Rapid|next=Kikuta}}
{{j-route|route=Suigun Line|col=green|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|previous=Asaka-Nagamori}}
{{S-end}}

All ''Nasuno'' Shinkansen services from Tokyo terminate at this station.

==History==
{{Unreferenced|Section|date=February 2012}}
* July 16, 1887: Service is started between Kōriyama and Kuroiso
* December 15, 1887: Service to Sendai and Shiogama starts
* July 26, 1898: Service on the Ganetsu Line starts
* October 10, 1917: Name of Ganetsu Line is changed to Banetsu Line
* June 23, 1982: Tohoku Shinkansen service starts.

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 17,931 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref>[http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2013_02.html 東日本各駅の乗車人員] JR東日本各駅の乗車人員]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Fiscal year
!Daily average number of passengers
|-
|2000
|18,834
|-
|2001
|18,931
|-
|2002
|18,415
|-
|2003
|18,353
|-
|2004
|18,434
|-
|2005
|18,355
|-
|2006
|18,380
|-
|2007
|18,249
|-
|2008
|17,716
|-
|2009
|17,217
|-
|2010
|16,417
|-
|2011
|15,904
|-
|2012
|17,382
|-
|2013
|17,931
|}

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=675 JR East Station information] {{ja icon}}

{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Ban'etsu West Line}}
{{Ban'etsu East Line}}
{{Suigun Line}}

{{Coord|37.398289|N|140.388794|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koriyama Station}}
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Ban'etsu West Line]]
[[Category:Ban'etsu East Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1887]]

Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)

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{{Refimprove|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kōriyama Station
| native_name = 郡山駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Koriyamainfukushima.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kōriyama Station
| other_name =
| address = 195 Hiuchida, [[Kōriyama, Fukushima]] {{Nihongo2|（福島県郡山市字燧田195）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
* {{colorbull|DarkGreen}} [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* {{colorbull|DarkOrange}} [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* {{colorbull|Purple}} [[Banetsu East Line]]
* {{colorbull|Sienna}} [[Banetsu West Line]]
* {{colorbull|Green}} [[Suigun Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1887
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 17,931 daily
| pass_year = FY2013
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kōriyama Station'''|郡山駅|Kōriyama-eki}} is a railway station in [[Koriyama, Fukushima]], Japan, operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East).

==Lines==
Kōriyama Station is served by the high-speed [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] line and [[Tōhoku Main Line]], and is located 226.7 km from the official starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at [[Tokyo Station]]. It is also served by the [[Banetsu East Line]] and is 85.6 km from the starting point of that line at [[Iwaki Station (Fukushima)|Iwaki Station]]. It is also a [[terminal station|terminus]] for the [[Suigun Line]] and the [[Banetsu West Line]].

==Station layout==
[[File:Koriyamastationplatforms2009.jpg|thumb|The Tohoku Shinkansen platform, July 2009]]
Kōriyama Station has two [[island platform]]s and one [[bay platform]] serving trains on the conventional ([[narrow gauge]]) lines, and one island platform and one [[side platform]] for shinkansen traffic. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.

==Adjacent stations==
{{service rail start}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Shinkansen|col=Darkgreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=''Yamabiko/Tsubasa''|previous={{ja-stalink|Shin-Shirakawa}}|next={{ja-stalink|Fukushima||Fukushima}}}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Main Line|col=Darkorange|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|previous={{ja-stalink|Asaka-Nagamori}}|next={{ja-stalink|Hiwada}}}}
{{j-route|route=Banetsu East Line|col=purple|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|previous={{ja-stalink|Mōgi}}}}
{{j-route|route=Banetsu West Line|col=Sienna|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=''[[Aizu Liner]]''|col=Red|next={{ja-stalink|Kikuta}} or {{ja-stalink|Bandai-Atami}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local Rapid|next=Kikuta}}
{{j-route|route=Suigun Line|col=green|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|previous=Asaka-Nagamori}}
{{S-end}}

All ''Nasuno'' Shinkansen services from Tokyo terminate at this station.

==History==
{{Unreferenced|Section|date=February 2012}}
* July 16, 1887: Service is started between Kōriyama and Kuroiso
* December 15, 1887: Service to Sendai and Shiogama starts
* July 26, 1898: Service on the Ganetsu Line starts
* October 10, 1917: Name of Ganetsu Line is changed to Banetsu Line
* June 23, 1982: Tohoku Shinkansen service starts.

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 17,931 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref>[http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2013_02.html 東日本各駅の乗車人員] JR東日本各駅の乗車人員]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Fiscal year
!Daily average number of passengers
|-
|2000
|18,834
|-
|2001
|18,931
|-
|2002
|18,415
|-
|2003
|18,353
|-
|2004
|18,434
|-
|2005
|18,355
|-
|2006
|18,380
|-
|2007
|18,249
|-
|2008
|17,716
|-
|2009
|17,217
|-
|2010
|16,417
|-
|2011
|15,904
|-
|2012
|17,382
|-
|2013
|17,931
|}

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=675 JR East Station information] {{ja icon}}

{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Ban'etsu West Line}}
{{Ban'etsu East Line}}
{{Suigun Line}}

{{Coord|37.398289|N|140.388794|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koriyama Station}}
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Ban'etsu West Line]]
[[Category:Ban'etsu East Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1887]]

Fukushima Station (Fukushima)

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{{Infobox station
| name = Fukushima Station
| native_name = 福島駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = FukushimaSt_nishi.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The west side of Fukushima Station
| other_name =
| address = Sakai-cho, [[Fukushima, Fukushima]] {{Nihongo2|（福島県福島市栄町）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]]
* [[Abukuma Express]]
* [[Fukushima Transportation]]
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* [[Yamagata Shinkansen]]
* [[Tōhoku Main Line]]
* [[Ōu Main Line]]
* [[Abukuma Express Line]]
* [[Fukushima Kōtsū Iizaka Line|Iizaka Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1887
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 16,726 (JR) daily
| pass_year = FY2013
| map_type = Japan
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Fukushima Station'''|福島駅|Fukushima-eki}} is a railway station in the city of [[Fukushima, Fukushima]], Japan. The station is the [[terminal station|terminus]] for the JR East Yamagata Shinkansen, and Ōu Main Line, as well as the [[Public–private partnership#Japan|third-sector]] Abukuma Express Line and privately operated Fukushima Kotsu Iizaka Line.

==Lines==
*[[JR East]]
**[[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
**[[Yamagata Shinkansen]]
**[[Tōhoku Main Line]]
**[[Ōu Main Line]]
*[[Abukuma Express]]
** [[Abukuma Express Line]]
*[[Fukushima Transportation]]
** [[Fukushima Kotsu Iizaka Line|Iizaka Line]]

==Station layout==
The station is separated into an east and a west section. Within the area after entering the ticket gates, the opposite sections of the station are accessible via a pedestrian tunnel that runs over the tracks. Outside of the ticketed area, pedestrians must use an underground tunnel to access the opposite section. Cyclists and other vehicles must utilize the bridges to either the north or south of the station.

All lines, except for the [[Abukuma Express Line]] and the [[Fukushima Kōtsū Iizaka Line|Iizaka Line]], are accessible through the main entrance of the East or West sections of the station. The Abukuma Express Line and the Iizaka Line have a separate entrance on the Northeast side of the station.

The JR portion of the station uses one [[side platform]], one [[island platform]] and one [[bay platform]] (with two bays) to serve a total of six tracks for regular trains, and two elevated island platforms for Shinkansen operations. The station has a [[Midori no Madoguchi]] staffed ticket office. The Abukuma Express Line and the Fukushima Kōtsū Iizaka Line share a single [[island platform]]

==Adjacent stations==
{{j-railservice start}}
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{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Kōriyama||Fukushima}}|next={{ja-stalink|Shiroishi-Zaō}} {{ja-stalink|Sendai||Miyagi}}|service=''Yamabiko''}}
{{j-route|route=Yamagata Shinkansen|col=gray}}
{{j-rserv|previous=''Through to Tōhoku Shinkansen''|next={{ja-stalink|Yonezawa}}|service=''Tsubasa''}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Main Line|col= DarkOrange|f=b }}
{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Minami-Fukushima}}|next={{ja-stalink|Higashi-Fukushima}}|service=Local}}
{{j-rserv|next=Higashi-Fukushima or {{ja-stalink|Shiroishi||Miyagi}}|service=Rapid}}
{{j-route|route=Ōu Main Line|col=orange}}
{{j-rserv|next={{ja-stalink|Sasakino}}|service=-}}
{{j-route|route=Abukuma Express Line|col=deepskyblue}}
{{j-rserv|next={{ja-stalink|Oroshimachi||Fukushima}}|service=-}}
{{j-route|route=Iizaka Line|col=#0066ff|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|next={{ja-stalink|Soneda}}|service=-}}
{{s-end}}

==History==
[[Nippon Railway]] opened Fukushima Station and the railway between [[Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)|Kōriyama Station]] and Shiogama Station (later called Shiogamakō Station) on December 15, 1887.<ref>{{teishajo|II|402}}</ref> This railway was later nationalized and named the [[Tōhoku Main Line]]. The [[Japanese Government Railways|government railways]] opened the railway, later named the [[Ōu Main Line]], between Fukushima Station and [[Yonezawa Station]] on May 15, 1899.{{sfn|Ishino|1998|p=527}}
The Iizaka Line was opened on April 13, 1924 by {{nihongo|Fukushima Iizaka Electric Tramway|福島飯坂電気軌道|Fukushima Iizaka Denki Kidō}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fukushima-koutu.co.jp/train/04_21.html|script-title=ja:飯坂電車の歴史|publisher=Fukushima Transportation|language=Japanese|accessdate=15 July 2011 }}</ref> The Tōhoku Shinkansen opened on June 23, 1982 and the Abukuma Express Line opened on July 1, 1988.{{sfn|Ishino|1998|pp=424, 472}}

Through services between the Tōhoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line, under the name Yamagata Shinkansen, began on July 1, 1992.<ref>{{cite journal|title=JR東日本7月1日ダイヤ改正|journal=Japan Railfan Magazine|issue= 377, September 1992}}</ref>

== Bus terminals ==

=== Highway buses ===
* For [[Minamisōma]], [[Haranomachi Station]], [[Kashima Station (Fukushima)]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = 福島交通 - 高速バス福島|url = http://www.fukushima-koutu.co.jp/highway/area_1.html|website = www.fukushima-koutu.co.jp|access-date = 2016-02-07|publisher = Fukushima Kotsu|language = Japanese}}</ref>
* For [[Sōma, Fukushima|Sōma]]<ref name=":0" />
* For [[Nihonmatsu, Fukushima|Nihonmatsu]], [[Koriyama Women's University]], [[Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)|Kōriyama Station]]<ref name=":0" />
* For Nihonmatsu, [[Ono, Fukushima|Ono]], [[Iwaki Station (Fukushima)|Iwaki Station]], [[Iwaki-Taira Velodrome]]<ref name=":0" />
* For Nihonmatsu, [[Aizu-Wakamatsu Station]], [[Aizuwakamatsu Castle]]<ref name=":0" />
* For [[Sendai Station (Miyagi)]]<ref name=":0" />
* ''Abukuma''; For [[Ōji Station (Tokyo)]], [[Ikebukuro Station]], [[Shinjuku Station]]<ref name=":0" />
* For [[Narita International Airport]]<ref name=":0" />
* ''Dream Fukushima/Yokohama''; For [[Tokyo Station]] and [[Yokohama Station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = 福島・郡山－東京・横浜（ドリームふくしま・横浜号）予約制 {{!}} 高速バス {{!}} JRバス東北【公式HP】｜高速バス仙台－新宿 3列シート車3000円～|url = http://www.jrbustohoku.co.jp/express/detail/?RID=27|website = www.jrbustohoku.co.jp|access-date = 2016-02-07|publisher = JR Bus Tohoku|language = Japanese}}</ref>
* ''Suite''; For Tokyo Station and [[Tokyo Teleport Station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = 時刻表・運賃表 {{!}} 東北急行バス|url = http://www.tohoku-express.co.jp/timetable/top.html|website = www.tohoku-express.co.jp|access-date = 2016-02-07|publisher = Tohoku Kyuko Bus|language = Japanese}}</ref>
* ''Galaxy''; For [[Kyōto Station]], [[Ōsaka Station]], [[Ōsaka Namba Station]]([[Osaka City Air Terminal]]), [[Ōsaka Abenobashi Station]] and [[Universal Studios Japan]]<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
{{portal|Japan|Trains}}
*[[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Fukushima Station (Fukushima)}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1352 JR East Station information] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.abukyu.co.jp/about/info-sta/ Abukuma Express Station information] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.fukushima-koutu.co.jp/train/04_15.html Fukushima Kōtsū Station information] {{ja icon}}

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{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Yamagata Shinkansen}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Ou Main Line}}
{{Abukuma Express Line}}
{{Iizaka Line}}
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[[Category:Abukuma Express Line]]
[[Category:Ōu Main Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
[[Category:Yamagata Shinkansen]]
[[Category:Fukushima Kōtsū Iizaka Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1887]]
[[Category:1887 establishments in Japan]]

Sendai Station (Miyagi)

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{{Infobox station
| name = Sendai Station
| native_name = 仙台駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Eki-Sendai.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Sendai Station in May 2005
| other_name =
| address = 1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* [[JR East]]
* [[Sendai Airport Transit]]
* [[Sendai Subway]]
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* [[Akita Shinkansen]]
* [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* [[Senzan Line]]
* [[Senseki Line]]
* [[Joban Line]]
* [[Sendai Airport Line]]
* [[Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
* [[Sendai Subway Tozai Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code = N10 (Namboku Line) T07 (Tozai Line)
| opened = 15 December 1887
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 83,540 daily
| pass_year = JR East, FY2013
| map_type = Japan
}}

{{nihongo|'''Sendai Station'''|仙台駅|Sendai-eki}} is a major railway station in [[Sendai, Miyagi]], Japan. It is a stop for all [[Akita Shinkansen|Akita]] and [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] trains, the eastern terminus for the [[Senzan Line]], and major stop on both the [[Tohoku Main Line]] and [[Senseki Line]]. It is located on the border between [[Miyagino-ku, Sendai|Miyagino]] and [[Aoba-ku, Sendai|Aoba Wards]] in [[Sendai]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]].

== Lines ==
Sendai Station is served by services operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East), [[Sendai Airport Transit]], and [[Sendai Subway]]. The station is served by the following lines.

===JR East===
* [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* [[Akita Shinkansen]]
* [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* [[Senzan Line]]
* [[Senseki Line]]
* [[Joban Line]]

===Sendai Airport Transit===
* [[Sendai Airport Line]]

===Sendai Subway===
{{Plainlist|
* {{Colorbull|SeaGreen}} [[Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
* {{Colorbull|DeepSkyBlue}} [[Sendai Subway Tozai Line]]
}}

==Station layout==
[[File:Sendaista 10Home.JPG|thumb|Senseki Line underground platforms]]

Although the main JR train station and the subway station are physically separate, there are underground passageways connecting the two. The main Sendai Station is above-ground, and is a hub for [[JR East]] containing both the [[Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tohoku]] and [[Akita Shinkansen]] lines and several other local lines. The above-ground portion of Sendai Station lies in Aoba-ku, and is situated so that tracks run roughly north-south. In the station's easternmost section, underground and across the ward border in Miyagino-ku, is the platform for the east-west [[Senseki Line]]. Originally, this platform was also above ground; but in 2000, the line was extended to Aoba-dōri to the west, and the line was re-routed underground beneath the rest of the station.

===Sendai Subway===
The [[Sendai Subway]] lies to the west, and can be accessed from the main station via underground passageways at both ends of the station. The platform for the subway at Sendai Station is actually closer to [[Aoba-dōri Station]] than the other JR lines in Sendai Station. In fact, there is a transfer-only gate between the subway and Senseki Line platform at Aoba-dōri Station.

====Platforms====
The Namboku Line platforms are located on the third basement ("B3F") level, and the Tozai Line platforms are located on the fourth basement ("B4F") level.
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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Namboku Line|col=SeaGreen|dir={{Colorbull|SkyBlue}} for {{ja-stalink|Izumi-Chūō||Miyagi}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|name=Sendai Subway Tozai Line|idx=Tozai Line|col=DeepSkyBlue|dir={{Colorbull|Orange}} for {{ja-stalink|Arai||Miyagi}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx=Tozai Line|col=DeepSkyBlue|dir={{Colorbull|LawnGreen}} for {{ja-stalink|Yagiyama Zoological Park}}}}

==Surrounding area==
===West (Main) Exit===
[[File:Panorama of Sendai Station East Entrance.jpg|thumb|West exit view]]
The area outside the west exit of Sendai Station is the traditional center of activity around the station. This is because the area is closer to the central business district of Sendai, which initially developed around Sendai Castle.

The area is home to some of the largest [[department store]]s in Sendai. The S-Pal department store and the Station are directly connected to each other. A large elevated [[walkway]] outside the exit provides access to other departments stores, such as the Loft Department Store, Sakurano Department Store, the Jujiya Co. Sendai Store, and EBeanS. EbeanS is home to Junkudo Sendai, the largest bookstore in the Tohoku Region. The AER Building, a large office building built through recent [[Urban renewal|redevelopment]], is also located in the area and is home to various offices and stores, such as Maruzen, another large bookstore.

The area around the Asaichi-dori street, next to EBeanS is known as the Sendai Asaichi (Sendai morning [[Market (place)|Market]]), although stores are open all day long. The Asaichi is home to a wide variety of small stores that mainly sell Japanese foods.

The Sendai Metropolitan Hotel can be directly accessed via the elevated walkway and is extremely convenient for visitors unfamiliar with the area. The entrance to Sendai's largest shopping malls, such as the Clis Road Shopping District and the Ichibancho Shopping District, are located close to the exit of the elevated walkway, and a bus exchange area and taxi pool can be found under the walkway.

===East Exit===
The area outside the east exit of Sendai Station is the "new" side of the station. It traditionally had a smaller concentration of businesses compared to the west side. The fact that the area was not damaged by [[World War II]] bombing also delayed development in the area.

The municipal government decided to conduct redevelopment in the area in 1960. The redevelopment project is still in progress, but the area has already been largely renovated with a new bus exchange area and taxi pool. The [[Yodobashi Camera]] Sendai Store, one of the largest electronics retailers in Sendai, is located right outside of the east exit. BiVi Sendai, a department store, is also located close by. The east side of the station is also close to many entertainment venues, such as Beeb Sendai and [[Sendai Sunplaza]]. [[Miyagi Baseball Stadium]] is also within walking distance.

==History==
The station first opened on 15 December 1887.<ref name=JREast>[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=913 Sendai Station information]. [[East Japan Railway Company]]. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. {{ja icon}}</ref>

==Adjacent stations==
{{j-railservice start}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Shinkansen|col=DarkGreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Omiya||Saitama}}|next={{ja-stalink|Furukawa}}, {{ja-stalink|Ichinoseki}}, {{ja-stalink|Kitakami}}, or {{ja-stalink|Morioka}}|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Fukushima||Fukushima}} {{ja-stalink|Shiroishi-Zao}}|next=Furukawa|service=''Yamabiko''}}
{{j-route|route=Joban Line|col=mediumblue|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|previous={{ja-stalink|Nagamachi}}}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Main Line|col= DarkOrange|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid ''City Rabbit''|col=Red|previous={{ja-stalink|Natori}}|next=}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|previous={{ja-stalink|Nagamachi}}|next={{ja-stalink|Higashi-Sendai}}}}
{{j-route|route=Senzan Line|col=Lightgreen|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid|col=Red|next={{ja-stalink|Kita-Sendai}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|next={{ja-stalink|Toshogu}}}}
{{j-route|route=Senseki Line|col=deepskyblue|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{ja-stalink|Aoba-dori}}|next={{ja-stalink|Tsutsujigaoka||Miyagi}}}}
{{j-route|route=Senseki-Tohoku Line|col=Green|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=Special Rapid Rapid (Red)|col=Red|previous=|next={{ja-stalink|Shiogama}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid (Green)|col=Green|previous=|next={{ja-stalink|Higashi-Sendai}}}}
{{j-route|route=Sendai Subway Namboku Line|col=SeaGreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{ja-stalink|Hirose-dori}}|next={{ja-stalink|Itsutsubashi}}}}
{{j-route|route=Sendai Subway Tozai Line|col=DeepSkyBlue}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{ja-stalink|Aoba-dori Ichibancho}}|next={{ja-stalink|Miyagino-dori}}}}
{{j-route|route=Sendai Airport Line|col=blue|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid|col=Red|next={{ja-stalink|Natori}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|next={{ja-stalink|Nagamachi}}}}
{{end box}}

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 83,540 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest JR East station outside of the [[Greater Tokyo Area]]. It is also the busiest JR East station in Miyagi Prefecture and the 52nd-busiest on the JR East network as a whole.<ref name="jreast2013stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度)|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fiscal year !! Daily average
|-
| 1913|| 1,628<ref name="jnr1985">{{cite book |title = 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans_title= JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 480| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}}</ref>
|-
| 1960|| 43,089<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 1971|| 58,799<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 1984|| 64,634<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 2000|| 78,195<ref name="jreast2000stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2005|| 76,723<ref name="jreast2005stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || 74,672<ref name="jreast2010stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || 64,498<ref name="jreast2011stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || 80,171<ref name="jreast2012stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || 83,540<ref name="jreast2013stats"/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sendai Station (Miyagi)}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/stations/e913.html Sendai Station map]
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=913 Sendai Station information] {{ja icon}}

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{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Joban Line}}
{{Senzan Line}}
{{Senseki Line}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Sendai Subway Nanboku Line}}
{{Sendai Subway Tozai Line}}
{{Sendai Airport Line}}
{{Sendai transit}}
}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1887]]
[[Category:Jōban Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Sendai]]
[[Category:Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
[[Category:Senseki Line]]
[[Category:Senzan Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]

Sendai Station (Miyagi)

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{{Infobox station
| name = Sendai Station
| native_name = 仙台駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Eki-Sendai.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Sendai Station in May 2005
| other_name =
| address = 1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* [[JR East]]
* [[Sendai Airport Transit]]
* [[Sendai Subway]]
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* [[Akita Shinkansen]]
* [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* [[Senzan Line]]
* [[Senseki Line]]
* [[Joban Line]]
* [[Sendai Airport Line]]
* [[Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
* [[Sendai Subway Tozai Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code = N10 (Namboku Line) T07 (Tozai Line)
| opened = 15 December 1887
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 83,540 daily
| pass_year = JR East, FY2013
| map_type = Japan
}}

{{nihongo|'''Sendai Station'''|仙台駅|Sendai-eki}} is a major railway station in [[Sendai, Miyagi]], Japan. It is a stop for all [[Akita Shinkansen|Akita]] and [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] trains, the eastern terminus for the [[Senzan Line]], and major stop on both the [[Tohoku Main Line]] and [[Senseki Line]]. It is located on the border between [[Miyagino-ku, Sendai|Miyagino]] and [[Aoba-ku, Sendai|Aoba Wards]] in [[Sendai]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]].

== Lines ==
Sendai Station is served by services operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East), [[Sendai Airport Transit]], and [[Sendai Subway]]. The station is served by the following lines.

===JR East===
* [[Tohoku Shinkansen]]
* [[Akita Shinkansen]]
* [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* [[Senzan Line]]
* [[Senseki Line]]
* [[Joban Line]]

===Sendai Airport Transit===
* [[Sendai Airport Line]]

===Sendai Subway===
{{Plainlist|
* {{Colorbull|SeaGreen}} [[Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
* {{Colorbull|DeepSkyBlue}} [[Sendai Subway Tozai Line]]
}}

==Station layout==
[[File:Sendaista 10Home.JPG|thumb|Senseki Line underground platforms]]

Although the main JR train station and the subway station are physically separate, there are underground passageways connecting the two. The main Sendai Station is above-ground, and is a hub for [[JR East]] containing both the [[Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tohoku]] and [[Akita Shinkansen]] lines and several other local lines. The above-ground portion of Sendai Station lies in Aoba-ku, and is situated so that tracks run roughly north-south. In the station's easternmost section, underground and across the ward border in Miyagino-ku, is the platform for the east-west [[Senseki Line]]. Originally, this platform was also above ground; but in 2000, the line was extended to Aoba-dōri to the west, and the line was re-routed underground beneath the rest of the station.

===Sendai Subway===
The [[Sendai Subway]] lies to the west, and can be accessed from the main station via underground passageways at both ends of the station. The platform for the subway at Sendai Station is actually closer to [[Aoba-dōri Station]] than the other JR lines in Sendai Station. In fact, there is a transfer-only gate between the subway and Senseki Line platform at Aoba-dōri Station.

====Platforms====
The Namboku Line platforms are located on the third basement ("B3F") level, and the Tozai Line platforms are located on the fourth basement ("B4F") level.
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Sendai Subway Namboku Line|idx=Namboku Line|col=SeaGreen|dir={{Colorbull|Pink}} for {{ja-stalink|Tomizawa}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Namboku Line|col=SeaGreen|dir={{Colorbull|SkyBlue}} for {{ja-stalink|Izumi-Chūō||Miyagi}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|name=Sendai Subway Tozai Line|idx=Tozai Line|col=DeepSkyBlue|dir={{Colorbull|Orange}} for {{ja-stalink|Arai||Miyagi}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx=Tozai Line|col=DeepSkyBlue|dir={{Colorbull|LawnGreen}} for {{ja-stalink|Yagiyama Zoological Park}}}}

==Surrounding area==
===West (Main) Exit===
[[File:Panorama of Sendai Station East Entrance.jpg|thumb|West exit view]]
The area outside the west exit of Sendai Station is the traditional center of activity around the station. This is because the area is closer to the central business district of Sendai, which initially developed around Sendai Castle.

The area is home to some of the largest [[department store]]s in Sendai. The S-Pal department store and the Station are directly connected to each other. A large elevated [[walkway]] outside the exit provides access to other departments stores, such as the Loft Department Store, Sakurano Department Store, the Jujiya Co. Sendai Store, and EBeanS. EbeanS is home to Junkudo Sendai, the largest bookstore in the Tohoku Region. The AER Building, a large office building built through recent [[Urban renewal|redevelopment]], is also located in the area and is home to various offices and stores, such as Maruzen, another large bookstore.

The area around the Asaichi-dori street, next to EBeanS is known as the Sendai Asaichi (Sendai morning [[Market (place)|Market]]), although stores are open all day long. The Asaichi is home to a wide variety of small stores that mainly sell Japanese foods.

The Sendai Metropolitan Hotel can be directly accessed via the elevated walkway and is extremely convenient for visitors unfamiliar with the area. The entrance to Sendai's largest shopping malls, such as the Clis Road Shopping District and the Ichibancho Shopping District, are located close to the exit of the elevated walkway, and a bus exchange area and taxi pool can be found under the walkway.

===East Exit===
The area outside the east exit of Sendai Station is the "new" side of the station. It traditionally had a smaller concentration of businesses compared to the west side. The fact that the area was not damaged by [[World War II]] bombing also delayed development in the area.

The municipal government decided to conduct redevelopment in the area in 1960. The redevelopment project is still in progress, but the area has already been largely renovated with a new bus exchange area and taxi pool. The [[Yodobashi Camera]] Sendai Store, one of the largest electronics retailers in Sendai, is located right outside of the east exit. BiVi Sendai, a department store, is also located close by. The east side of the station is also close to many entertainment venues, such as Beeb Sendai and [[Sendai Sunplaza]]. [[Miyagi Baseball Stadium]] is also within walking distance.

==History==
The station first opened on 15 December 1887.<ref name=JREast>[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=913 Sendai Station information]. [[East Japan Railway Company]]. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. {{ja icon}}</ref>

==Adjacent stations==
{{j-railservice start}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Shinkansen|col=DarkGreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Omiya||Saitama}}|next={{ja-stalink|Furukawa}}, {{ja-stalink|Ichinoseki}} or {{ja-stalink|Morioka}}|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Fukushima||Fukushima}} {{ja-stalink|Shiroishi-Zao}}|next=Furukawa|service=''Yamabiko''}}
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{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|previous={{ja-stalink|Nagamachi}}}}
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{{j-rserv|service=Rapid ''City Rabbit''|col=Red|previous={{ja-stalink|Natori}}|next=}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|previous={{ja-stalink|Nagamachi}}|next={{ja-stalink|Higashi-Sendai}}}}
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{{j-rserv|service=Rapid|col=Red|next={{ja-stalink|Kita-Sendai}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|next={{ja-stalink|Toshogu}}}}
{{j-route|route=Senseki Line|col=deepskyblue|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{ja-stalink|Aoba-dori}}|next={{ja-stalink|Tsutsujigaoka||Miyagi}}}}
{{j-route|route=Senseki-Tohoku Line|col=Green|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=Special Rapid Rapid (Red)|col=Red|previous=|next={{ja-stalink|Shiogama}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid (Green)|col=Green|previous=|next={{ja-stalink|Higashi-Sendai}}}}
{{j-route|route=Sendai Subway Namboku Line|col=SeaGreen|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{ja-stalink|Hirose-dori}}|next={{ja-stalink|Itsutsubashi}}}}
{{j-route|route=Sendai Subway Tozai Line|col=DeepSkyBlue}}
{{j-rserv|service=-|col=|previous={{ja-stalink|Aoba-dori Ichibancho}}|next={{ja-stalink|Miyagino-dori}}}}
{{j-route|route=Sendai Airport Line|col=blue|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid|col=Red|next={{ja-stalink|Natori}}}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|col=Grey|next={{ja-stalink|Nagamachi}}}}
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==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 83,540 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest JR East station outside of the [[Greater Tokyo Area]]. It is also the busiest JR East station in Miyagi Prefecture and the 52nd-busiest on the JR East network as a whole.<ref name="jreast2013stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度)|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fiscal year !! Daily average
|-
| 1913|| 1,628<ref name="jnr1985">{{cite book |title = 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans_title= JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 480| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}}</ref>
|-
| 1960|| 43,089<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 1971|| 58,799<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 1984|| 64,634<ref name="jnr1985"/>
|-
| 2000|| 78,195<ref name="jreast2000stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2005|| 76,723<ref name="jreast2005stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || 74,672<ref name="jreast2010stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 30 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || 64,498<ref name="jreast2011stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || 80,171<ref name="jreast2012stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度）|trans_title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 12 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || 83,540<ref name="jreast2013stats"/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sendai Station (Miyagi)}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/stations/e913.html Sendai Station map]
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=913 Sendai Station information] {{ja icon}}

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{{Sendai Subway Tozai Line}}
{{Sendai Airport Line}}
{{Sendai transit}}
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[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1887]]
[[Category:Jōban Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Sendai]]
[[Category:Sendai Subway Namboku Line]]
[[Category:Senseki Line]]
[[Category:Senzan Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]

Kitakami Station

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{{Refimprove|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kitakami
| native_name = 北上
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kitakami sta08s3200.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kitakami Station East Exit, August 2007
| other_name =
| address = 1-1-2 Odori, [[Kitakami, Iwate|Kitakami]], [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] {{Nihongo2|（岩手県北上市大通り一丁目1-2）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR East]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
* [[ Tōhoku Main Line]]
* [[Kitakami Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1890
| closed =
| former = Kurozawajiri (until 1954)
| passengers = 3,747 daily
| pass_year = FY2012
| services =
}}
[[File:Kitakami sta06s3200.jpg|thumb|Tōhoku Shinkansen at Kitakami]]
{{nihongo|'''Kitakami Station'''|北上駅|Kitakami-eki}} is a railway station in [[Kitakami, Iwate]], Japan, operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East).

==Lines==
Kitakami Station is served by the [[Tōhoku Shinkansen]] high-speed line from Tokyo to {{Ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, and also by local services on the [[Tōhoku Main Line]] and [[Kitakami Line]]. It is located 487.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tōhoku Main Line at [[Tokyo Station]] and is a terminus for the Kitakami Line.

==Station layout==
Kitakami Station has an [[island platform]] and a single [[side platform]]. However, the side platform is cut, forming a partial [[bay platform]], so that the platform effectively serves two tracks. The Tōhoku Shinkansen portion of the station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks. All of the platforms are elevated. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.

===Platforms===
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{{ja-rail-linem|linename= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=orange|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Hanamaki}}, {{ja-stalink|Yahaba}}, and {{ja-stalink|Morioka}} (starting trains only)}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=1|span=2|linename=Kitakami Line |linecol=purple|dir=for Hotto-Yuda and Yokoke}}
{{ja-rail-linem|linename= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=orange|dir=for Morioka, Yahaba, and Morioka (starting trains only) for {{ja-stalink|Mizusawa}}, {{ja-stalink|Hiraizumi}}, and {{ja-stalink|Ichinoseki}} (starting trains only)}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|name= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=orange|dir=for Hanamaki, Yahaba, and Morioka}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|name= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=orange|dir=for Mizusawa, Hiraizumi, and Ichinoseki}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=11|name= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=spare platform}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=12|name= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Morioka}}, {{ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, and {{ja-stalink|Akita}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=13|first=3|name= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Sendai||Miyagi}}, and {{ja-stalink|Tokyo}}}}

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{j-route|route= Tohoku Shinkansen|col=darkGreen|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]''<ref group="*">Most ''Hayabusa'' services pass non-stop through this station.</ref> ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''<ref group="*">Some ''Hayate'' services pass non-stop through this station.</ref>|col=Green|next={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Hanamaki}}|previous={{Ja-stalink|Sendai||Miyagi}} {{Ja-stalink|Mizusawa-Esashi}}}}
{{ja-railservice|service=''[[Yamabiko]]''|col=Green|next=Shin-Hanamaki|previous=Mizusawa-Esashi}}
{{J-route|route= Tohoku Main Line |col=orange|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{Ja-stalink|Murasakino}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Rokuhara}}}}
{{J-route|route= Kitakami Line |col=purple|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous=|next={{Ja-stalink|Yanagihara||Iwate}}}}
{{S-end}}

{{Reflist|group="*"}}

==History==
The station opened on 1 November 1890<ref name="jnr1985">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|日本国有鉄道停車場一覧}} |trans_title= JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 100| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}}</ref> as {{nihongo|Kurozawajiri Station|黒沢尻駅}}. It was renamed to its present name on 10 November 1954.{{cn|date=March 2014}} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the [[privatization]] of the [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Services on the Tōhoku Shinkansen commenced 30 March 1996.

== Surrounding area ==
*Kitakami City Hall
*Hotel Mets Kitakami
*Kitakami Post office
*Hotel CityPlaza Kitakami

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=564 Kitakami Station] (JR East) {{ja icon}}

{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Kitakami Line}}

{{Coord|39.282198|N|141.122346|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
[[Category:Kitakami Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1890]]

Kitakami Station

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{{Refimprove|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kitakami
| native_name = 北上
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kitakami sta08s3200.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kitakami Station East Exit, August 2007
| other_name =
| address = 1-1-2 Odori, [[Kitakami, Iwate|Kitakami]], [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] {{Nihongo2|（岩手県北上市大通り一丁目1-2）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR East]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
* [[ Tōhoku Main Line]]
* [[Kitakami Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1890
| closed =
| former = Kurozawajiri (until 1954)
| passengers = 3,747 daily
| pass_year = FY2012
| services =
}}
[[File:Kitakami sta06s3200.jpg|thumb|Tōhoku Shinkansen at Kitakami]]
{{nihongo|'''Kitakami Station'''|北上駅|Kitakami-eki}} is a railway station in [[Kitakami, Iwate]], Japan, operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East).

==Lines==
Kitakami Station is served by the [[Tōhoku Shinkansen]] high-speed line from Tokyo to {{Ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, and also by local services on the [[Tōhoku Main Line]] and [[Kitakami Line]]. It is located 487.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Tōhoku Main Line at [[Tokyo Station]] and is a terminus for the Kitakami Line.

==Station layout==
Kitakami Station has an [[island platform]] and a single [[side platform]]. However, the side platform is cut, forming a partial [[bay platform]], so that the platform effectively serves two tracks. The Tōhoku Shinkansen portion of the station has an island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks. All of the platforms are elevated. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.

===Platforms===
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=0|span=2|first=2|linename=Kitakami Line|linecol=purple|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Hottoyuda}} and {{ja-stalink|Yokote}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|linename= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=orange|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Hanamaki}}, {{ja-stalink|Yahaba}}, and {{ja-stalink|Morioka}} (starting trains only)}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=1|span=2|linename=Kitakami Line |linecol=purple|dir=for Hotto-Yuda and Yokoke}}
{{ja-rail-linem|linename= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=orange|dir=for Morioka, Yahaba, and Morioka (starting trains only) for {{ja-stalink|Mizusawa}}, {{ja-stalink|Hiraizumi}}, and {{ja-stalink|Ichinoseki}} (starting trains only)}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|name= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=orange|dir=for Hanamaki, Yahaba, and Morioka}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|name= Tohoku Main Line |linecol=orange|dir=for Mizusawa, Hiraizumi, and Ichinoseki}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=11|name= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=spare platform}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=12|name= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Morioka}}, {{ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, and {{ja-stalink|Akita}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=13|first=3|name= Tohoku Shinkansen|linecol=darkGreen|dir=for {{ja-stalink|Sendai||Miyagi}}, and {{ja-stalink|Tokyo}}}}

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{j-route|route= Tohoku Shinkansen|col=darkGreen|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]''<ref group="*">Most ''Hayabusa'' services pass non-stop through this station.</ref> [[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''<ref group="*">Some ''Hayate'' services pass non-stop through this station.</ref>|col=Green|next={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Hanamaki}}|previous={{Ja-stalink|Sendai||Miyagi}} {{Ja-stalink|Mizusawa-Esashi}}}}
{{ja-railservice|service=''[[Yamabiko]]''|col=Green|next=Shin-Hanamaki|previous=Mizusawa-Esashi}}
{{J-route|route= Tohoku Main Line |col=orange|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{Ja-stalink|Murasakino}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Rokuhara}}}}
{{J-route|route= Kitakami Line |col=purple|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous=|next={{Ja-stalink|Yanagihara||Iwate}}}}
{{S-end}}

{{Reflist|group="*"}}

==History==
The station opened on 1 November 1890<ref name="jnr1985">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|日本国有鉄道停車場一覧}} |trans_title= JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 100| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}}</ref> as {{nihongo|Kurozawajiri Station|黒沢尻駅}}. It was renamed to its present name on 10 November 1954.{{cn|date=March 2014}} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the [[privatization]] of the [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Services on the Tōhoku Shinkansen commenced 30 March 1996.

== Surrounding area ==
*Kitakami City Hall
*Hotel Mets Kitakami
*Kitakami Post office
*Hotel CityPlaza Kitakami

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=564 Kitakami Station] (JR East) {{ja icon}}

{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Kitakami Line}}

{{Coord|39.282198|N|141.122346|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
[[Category:Kitakami Line]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1890]]

Morioka Station

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{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Morioka Station
| native_name = 盛岡駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Morioka jr.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Morioka Station front entrance
| other_name =
| address = Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* [[JR East]]
* [[Iwate Ginga Railway Company]]
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Akita Shinkansen]]
* [[Tohoku Main Line]]
* [[Yamada Line]]
* [[Tazawako Line]]
* [[Iwate Ginga Railway Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1890
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services =
}}

{{nihongo|'''Morioka Station'''|盛岡駅|Morioka-eki}} is a railway station in [[Morioka, Iwate|Morioka]], [[Iwate Prefecture]], Japan.

==Station layout==
* 7-platform, 14-track, above-ground station
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|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=2|'''0 & 1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Iwate Ginga Railway Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Iwate-Numakunai Station|Iwate-Numakunai]] and [[Ninohe Station|Ninohe]] (Departure)
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|■Hanawa Line
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|For [[Araya-Shinmachi Station|Araya-Shinmachi]] and [[Kazuno-Hanawa Station|Kazuno-Hanawa]] (Departure)
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=3|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tohoku Main Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Hanamaki Station|Hanamaki]], [[Kitakami Station|Kitakami]] and [[Ichinoseki Station|Ichinoseki]]
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|■Yamada Line
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|For [[Moichi Station|Moichi]] and [[Miyako Station|Miyako]]
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|■Iwate Ginga Railway Line
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|For [[Iwate-Numakunai Station|Iwate-Numakunai]] (JR Line through operation)
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=2|'''3'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tōhoku Main Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Hanamaki Station|Hanamaki]], [[Kitakami Station|Kitakami]] and [[Ichinoseki Station|Ichinoseki]]
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|■Iwate Ginga Railway Line
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|For [[Iwate-Numakunai Station|Iwate-Numakunai]] (JR Line through operation)
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''4 & 5'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tohoku Main Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Hanamaki Station|Hanamaki]], [[Kitakami Station|Kitakami]] and [[Ichinoseki Station|Ichinoseki]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=2|'''6'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tohoku Main Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Hanamaki Station|Hanamaki]], [[Kitakami Station|Kitakami]] and [[Ichinoseki Station|Ichinoseki]]
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|■Yamada Line
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|For [[Moichi Station|Moichi]] and [[Miyako Station|Miyako]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''7'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tohoku Main Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Hanamaki Station|Hanamaki]], [[Kitakami Station|kitakami]] and [[Ichinoseki Station|Ichinoseki]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''8 & 9'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tazawako Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Shizukuishi Station|Shizikuishi]] and [[Ōmagari Station (Akita)|Ōmagari]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''11'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tohoku Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Sendai Station (Miyagi)|Sendai]] and [[Tokyo Station|Tokyo]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''12 & 13'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tohoku Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Sendai Station (Miyagi)|Sendai]] and [[Tokyo Station|Tokyo]] (Departure)
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=2|'''14'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tohoku Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|For [[Ninohe Station|Ninohe]], [[Hachinohe Station|Hachinohe]], [[Shin-Aomori Station|Shin-Aomori]] and [[Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto]]
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|■Akita Shinkansen
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|For [[Ōmagari Station (Akita)|Ōmagari]] and [[Akita Station|Akita]]
|}

==History==
The station was opened on November 1, 1890, by Japan's first private railway company, [[Nippon Tetsudō]].

*November 1, 1890: Station is opened.
*June 25, 1921: Tazawako Line is started.
*October 10, 1923: Yamada Line is started.
*June 23, 1982: Tōhoku Shinkansen is started.
*March 22, 1997: Akita Shinkansen is started.

==Surrounding area==
=== East exit ===
* Morioka Station building "Fezan"
* Moriokaekimae Post office
* JR East Morioka branch office
* [[JR Bus Tohoku Company|JR bus Tōhoku]] Morioka branch office

===West exit===
*Iwate Asahi Television Co., Ltd.

==Connecting bus routes==
=== Local ===
*JR Bus Tōhoku
**For [[Kuji Station (Iwate)|Kuji Station]] via [[Iwate-Numakunai Station]] and Kuzumaki
**For Iwaizumi via Hayasaka-Kōgen
*Iwate-Kenhoku Bus
**For [[Miyako Station]]("Route 106 Express Bus")
**For [[Iwate-Funakoshi Station]] via Miyako Station("Route 106 Express Bus")
**For Numakunai via [[Kuriyagawa Station]] and Iwate-Shibutami
*Iwate Kenkotsu Bus
**For Ōfunato via Setamai
**For [[Hanamaki Airport]]

===Long-distance (Highway bus)===
;Departs from the west exit
*For [[Aomori Station]] via Kosaka ("Asunaro")
*For Hirosaki Bus Terminai via Tohoku-Ōwani ("Yodel")
*For Hachinohe Rapia via Kunohe ("Hassei")
*For [[Sendai Station (Miyagi)|Sendai Station]] ("Urban")
*For Karumai or Ōno ("Win day")
*For Lake Towada ("Towadako")
*For　[[Tamachi Station (Tokyo)]] via [[Tokyo Station]] ("Iwate Kizuna")

;Departs from the east exit
*For [[Ōdate Station]] via [[Kazuno-Hanawa Station]] ("Michinoku")
*For Jōboji or [[Ninohe Station]] ("Super Yūyū")
*For [[Tokyo Station]] via [[Ikebukuro Station]] ("Rakuchin", All reserved seats)
*For [[Hon-Atsugi Station]] via [[Yokohama Station]], [[Machida Station (Odakyu)|Machida Station]]
==Adjacent stations==
{{j-railservice start}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Shinkansen|col=green|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Sendai||Miyagi}}, {{ja-stalink|Ichinoseki}}, {{ja-stalink|Kitakami}}, or {{ja-stalink|Shin-Hanamaki}}|next={{ja-stalink|Iwate-Numakunai}}, {{ja-stalink|Ninohe}}, {{ja-stalink|Hachinohe}} or {{ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''}}
{{j-rserv|previous=Shin-Hanamaki|next=|service=''Yamabiko''}}
{{j-route|route=Akita Shinkansen|col=deeppink}}
{{j-rserv|previous=''Through to Tohoku Shinkansen''|next={{ja-stalink|Shizukuishi}}|service=''Komachi''}}
{{j-route|route=Tohoku Main Line|col= DarkOrange|f=b}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Senbokuchō}}|service=-}}
{{j-route|route=Yamada Line|col=grey|f=b }}
{{j-rserv|next={{ja-stalink|Kami-Morioka}}|service=-}}
{{j-route|route=Tazawako Line|col=deepskyblue}}
{{j-rserv|next={{ja-stalink|Ōkama}}|service=-}}
{{j-route|route=Iwate Galaxy Railway Line|col=blue|f=w}}
{{j-route|route=Hanawa Line|col=red|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|next={{Ja-stalink|Aoyama||Iwate}}|service=-}}
{{end box}}

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

{{Navboxes|list1=
{{Tohoku Shinkansen}}
{{Akita Shinkansen}}
{{Tohoku Main Line}}
{{Yamada Line}}
{{Tazawako Line}}
{{Hanawa Line}}
{{Iwate Ginga Line}}

}}

{{Coord|39.701442|N|141.136379|E|region:JP-03_type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1890]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
[[Category:Akita Shinkansen]]
[[Category:Tōhoku Main Line]]
[[Category:Iwate Galaxy Railway Line]]
[[Category:Tazawako Line]]
[[Category:Yamada Line]]
[[Category:1890 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Morioka, Iwate]]

Bang Sue Junction railway station

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{{refimprove|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name= Bang Sue Junction Railway Station สถานีรถไฟชุมทางบางซื่อ
| type=
| image=BangSueJunction Thailand, from Station1.jpg
| image_size=
| image_caption=North and Northeastern Line Station
| address= Thoet Damri Road, Chatuchak, Chatuchak District, Bangkok
| coordinates=
| line= Northern Line Northeastern Line Southern Line
| other= [[Bangkok Bus]]
| structure=
| platform= 4
| tracks= 72
| parking= yes
| bicycle= yes
| baggage_check=
| opened=
| closed=
| rebuilt=
| electrified=
| ADA= yes
| code= บซ.
| owned= [[State Railway of Thailand]]
| zone=
| former=
| passengers=
| pass_year=
| pass_percent=
| pass_system=
| mpassengers=
| services= {{s-rail|title=SRT}}
{{s-line|system=SRT|line=Northern|previous=Sam Sen|next=Nikhom Rotfai KM.11 Halt|type=South|type2=North}}
{{s-line|system=SRT|line=Northeastern|previous=Sam Sen|next=Nikhom Rotfai KM.11 Halt|type=South|type2=Northeast1}}
{{s-line|system=SRT|line=Northeastern|previous=Sam Sen|next=Nikhom Rotfai KM.11 Halt|type=South|type2=Northeast2}}
{{s-line|system=SRT|line=Southern|previous=Sam Sen|next=Bang Son Halt|type=North|type2=South}}
{{s-line|system=Bangkok MRT|line=MRT Blue|previous=Kamphaeng Phet|next=Tao Poon|type=South|type2=North2|transfer=Bang Sue}}
| map_locator=
}}
'''Bang Sue Junction''' ({{lang-th|สถานีรถไฟชุมทางบางซื่อ}}), is a [[railway station]] and junction located in Bangkok. It is situated on Thoet Damri Road, Chatuchak District. It is owned by the [[State Railway of Thailand]], serves the Northern, Northeastern and Southern Line and is a junction for the North/Northeast and South Lines.

Bang Sue Junction is separated into 2 station buildings, one (the older) for the North and Northeast lines and another (newer) for the Southern Line. The distance between the buildings are about 200 metres apart, with an overpass that links and used when a train is currently parked at the platform.
This station has 72 tracks, 4 of which are linked with the platform. 8 tracks are linked to the locomotive depot and the remaining 60 are [[Siding (rail)|rail sidings]].

Transport links include the [[MRT (Bangkok)|Bangkok MRT]], and the [[Bangkok Mass Transit Authority|BMTA]].

==Phahonyothin Freight Yard==
Bang Sue Junction is also the location of Phahonyothin Cargo Yard. With an expanse to about 50 rails, it is the largest [[rail yard]], in the whole of Thailand. It is located about 1.5 kilometres from the station and is the main cargo yard for freight services around Thailand.

==Future==
The State Railway of Thailand and the Ministry of Transportation have decided to build a large main station here and move all train destinations for [[Bangkok Railway Station|Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) Railway Station]] to end here instead. In addition to adding a few commuter services, the high-speed rail and [[Suvarnabhumi Airport Link]] will also be available for service and use.<ref>Document and Conference to exchange ideas about the new 5 rail routes, 26 December 2006, Rajabhat Suan Dusit University</ref>
Currently the construction of the new station has started as ground work is under way.

==Bus routes ==
The following [[Bangkok Mass Transit Authority|BMTA]] routes serve this station:
[[File:BMTA No.70.jpg|thumb|200px|Route No.70 from Prachaniwet 3 via Bung Sue Junction to Sanam Luang]]

{| style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
|-
! Service !! Route !! Notes
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#09f; color:black; height:35px;"| BMTA and Private Bus

|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 50 Rama VII – Lumphini Park|| Rama VII – Wong Sawang – Bang Son Market – Tao Pun – Bang Sue Junction – Saphan Daeng – Ratchawat – Yak Uphai – Yommarat – Uruphong – Phet Phraram – Ratchathewi – Phathum Wan – MBK Center – Chulalongkorn University – Sam Yan – Sala Daeng – Lumphini Park
|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 52 Pak Kret – Bang Sue|| Pak Kret – Central Changwatthana – Muang Thong Thani – Government Complex – Lak Si – Kasetsart University – Chatuchak Park – Saphan Khwai – Pradiphat – Saphan Daeng – Bang Sue
|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 65 Wat Pak Naom (Nonthaburi) – Sanam Luang|| Wat Pak Naom (Nonthaburi) – Wat Kema Pirataram – Wat Nakhon-in – Nonthaburi Pier – Wong Sawang – Bang Son Market – Tao Pun – Bang Sue Junction – Saphan Daeng – Bang Po – Sam Sen - Sri Yan – Thewet – Bang Khun Phom – Bang Lam Pho – Tha Pra Chan – Sanam Luang
|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 70 Prachaniwet 3 – Sanam Luang|| Prachaniwet 3 – Dhurakit Pundit University – Phong Phet – Prachaniwet 1 – Prachanukoon – Tao Pun – Bang Sue Junction – Saphan Daeng – Kesakomon – Yak Pichai - Uthong Nai – Ratthasapa – Dusit Zoo – Suan Aaom Phon – Ministry of Education – Rajdaoneen Boxing Stadium – Yak Phan Fah - Democracy Monument - Tha Pra Chan – Sanam Luang
|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 97 Ministry of Public Health - Buddhist Monk's Hospital|| Ministry of Public Health – Nonthaburi Pier – Wong Sawang – Bang Son Market – Tao Pun – Bang Sue Junction – Saphan Daeng – Pradiphat – Saphan Khwai – Soi Ari – Victory Monument – Tuk Chai – Ramathibodi Hospital - Buddhist Monk's Hospital || The Air-conditioned is services from Nonthaburi - Victory Monument
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
* This article includes material translated from [[:th:สถานีรถไฟชุมทางบางซื่อ|the equivalent page]] on the Thai language Wikipedia
{{refend}}

{{Infobox Bangkok Network}}

{{State Railway of Thailand Railway Stations}}

{{coord|13.8028|N|100.5394|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Bangkok]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bangkok]]

{{Thailand-railstation-stub}}
{{Bangkok-stub}}

Bang Sue Junction railway station

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{{refimprove|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name= Bang Sue Junction Railway Station สถานีรถไฟชุมทางบางซื่อ
| type=
| image=BangSueJunction Thailand, from Station1.jpg
| image_size=
| image_caption=North and Northeastern Line Station
| address= Thoet Damri Road, Chatuchak, Chatuchak District, Bangkok
| coordinates=
| line= Northern Line Northeastern Line Southern Line
| other= [[Bangkok Bus]]
| structure=
| platform= 4
| tracks= 72
| parking= yes
| bicycle= yes
| baggage_check=
| opened=
| closed=
| rebuilt=
| electrified=
| ADA= yes
| code= บซ.
| owned= [[State Railway of Thailand]]
| zone=
| former=
| passengers=
| pass_year=
| pass_percent=
| pass_system=
| mpassengers=
| services= {{s-rail|title=SRT}}
{{s-line|system=SRT|line=Northern|previous=Sam Sen|next=Nikhom Rotfai KM.11 Halt|type=South|type2=North}}
{{s-line|system=SRT|line=Northeastern|previous=Sam Sen|next=Nikhom Rotfai KM.11 Halt|type=South|type2=Northeast1}}
{{s-line|system=SRT|line=Northeastern|previous=Sam Sen|next=Nikhom Rotfai KM.11 Halt|type=South|type2=Northeast2}}
{{s-line|system=SRT|line=Southern|previous=Sam Sen|next=Bang Son Halt|type=North|type2=South}}
{{s-line|system=Bangkok MRT|line=MRT Blue|previous=Kamphaeng Phet|next=Tao Poon|type=South|type2=North2|transfer=Bang Sue}}
| map_locator=
}}
'''Bang Sue Junction''' ({{lang-th|สถานีรถไฟชุมทางบางซื่อ}}), is a [[railway station]] and junction located in Bangkok. It is situated on Thoet Damri Road, Chatuchak District. It is owned by the [[State Railway of Thailand]], serves the Northern, Northeastern and Southern Line and is a junction for the North/Northeast and South Lines.

Bang Sue Junction is separated into 2 station buildings, one (the older) for the North and Northeast lines and another (newer) for the Southern Line. The distance between the buildings are about 200 metres apart, with an overpass that links and used when a train is currently parked at the platform.
This station has 72 tracks, 4 of which are linked with the platform. 8 tracks are linked to the locomotive depot and the remaining 60 are [[Siding (rail)|rail sidings]].

Transport links include the [[MRT (Bangkok)|Bangkok MRT]], and the [[Bangkok Mass Transit Authority|BMTA]].

==Phahonyothin Freight Yard==
Bang Sue Junction is also the location of Phahonyothin Cargo Yard. With an expanse to about 50 rails, it is the largest [[rail yard]], in the whole of Thailand. It is located about 1.5 kilometres from the station and is the main cargo yard for freight services around Thailand.

==Future==
The State Railway of Thailand and the Ministry of Transportation have decided to build a large main station here and move all train destinations for [[Bangkok Railway Station]] to end here instead. In addition to adding a few commuter services, the high-speed rail and [[Suvarnabhumi Airport Link]] will also be available for service and use.<ref>Document and Conference to exchange ideas about the new 5 rail routes, 26 December 2006, Rajabhat Suan Dusit University</ref>
Currently the construction of the new station has started as ground work is under way.

==Bus routes ==
The following [[Bangkok Mass Transit Authority|BMTA]] routes serve this station:
[[File:BMTA No.70.jpg|thumb|200px|Route No.70 from Prachaniwet 3 via Bung Sue Junction to Sanam Luang]]

{| style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
|-
! Service !! Route !! Notes
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#09f; color:black; height:35px;"| BMTA and Private Bus

|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 50 Rama VII – Lumphini Park|| Rama VII – Wong Sawang – Bang Son Market – Tao Pun – Bang Sue Junction – Saphan Daeng – Ratchawat – Yak Uphai – Yommarat – Uruphong – Phet Phraram – Ratchathewi – Phathum Wan – MBK Center – Chulalongkorn University – Sam Yan – Sala Daeng – Lumphini Park
|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 52 Pak Kret – Bang Sue|| Pak Kret – Central Changwatthana – Muang Thong Thani – Government Complex – Lak Si – Kasetsart University – Chatuchak Park – Saphan Khwai – Pradiphat – Saphan Daeng – Bang Sue
|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 65 Wat Pak Naom (Nonthaburi) – Sanam Luang|| Wat Pak Naom (Nonthaburi) – Wat Kema Pirataram – Wat Nakhon-in – Nonthaburi Pier – Wong Sawang – Bang Son Market – Tao Pun – Bang Sue Junction – Saphan Daeng – Bang Po – Sam Sen - Sri Yan – Thewet – Bang Khun Phom – Bang Lam Pho – Tha Pra Chan – Sanam Luang
|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 70 Prachaniwet 3 – Sanam Luang|| Prachaniwet 3 – Dhurakit Pundit University – Phong Phet – Prachaniwet 1 – Prachanukoon – Tao Pun – Bang Sue Junction – Saphan Daeng – Kesakomon – Yak Pichai - Uthong Nai – Ratthasapa – Dusit Zoo – Suan Aaom Phon – Ministry of Education – Rajdaoneen Boxing Stadium – Yak Phan Fah - Democracy Monument - Tha Pra Chan – Sanam Luang
|-
| style="background:#09f; color:black; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"| 97 Ministry of Public Health - Buddhist Monk's Hospital|| Ministry of Public Health – Nonthaburi Pier – Wong Sawang – Bang Son Market – Tao Pun – Bang Sue Junction – Saphan Daeng – Pradiphat – Saphan Khwai – Soi Ari – Victory Monument – Tuk Chai – Ramathibodi Hospital - Buddhist Monk's Hospital || The Air-conditioned is services from Nonthaburi - Victory Monument
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
* This article includes material translated from [[:th:สถานีรถไฟชุมทางบางซื่อ|the equivalent page]] on the Thai language Wikipedia
{{refend}}

{{Infobox Bangkok Network}}

{{State Railway of Thailand Railway Stations}}

{{coord|13.8028|N|100.5394|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Bangkok]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bangkok]]

{{Thailand-railstation-stub}}
{{Bangkok-stub}}

Urahoro Station

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{{Nihongo|'''Urahoro Station'''|浦幌駅|Urahoro-eki}} is a [[train station]] in [[Urahoro, Hokkaidō|Urahoro]], [[Tokachi District, Hokkaidō|Tokachi District]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]].

==Lines==
*[[Hokkaido Railway Company]]
**[[Nemuro Main Line]] Station K40

==Layout==
{{Empty section|date=May 2009}}

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Nemuro Main Line|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express|previous={{Ja-stalink|Ikeda||Hokkaidō}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Shiranuka}}}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous={{Ja-stalink|Toyokoro}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kami-Atsunai}}}}
{{S-end}}

{{Nemuro Main Line}}

{{Coord|42.8106|N|143.6511|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]

{{Hokkaido-rail-station-stub}}

Sarobetsu (train)

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{{Infobox rail service
| name = ''Sarobetsu''
| image = JR Hokkaido DC183.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = KiHa 183 series DMU on a ''Sarobetsu'' service, July 2006
| type = [[Limited express]]
| first = 1992
| last =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line_used = [[Hakodate Main Line]], [[Sōya Main Line]]
| stock = KiHa 183 series DMUs
| speed = {{Convert|120|km/h|mph|disp=5|abbr=on}}
}}

The {{Nihongo|'''''Sarobetsu'''''|サロベツ}} is a [[limited express]] train service between [[Sapporo Station|Sapporo]] and [[Wakkanai Station|Wakkanai]] in [[Hokkaido]], Japan, which is operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). One train per day operates in each direction, with the journey taking approximately five and a half hours. The train operates over the same route as the ''[[Super Sōya]]'', but stops at more stations and takes 20-30 minutes longer.<ref name=timetable>JR Timetable, August 2008 issue</ref>

==Stations==
{{ja-stalink|Sapporo}} - {{ja-stalink|Iwamizawa}} - {{ja-stalink|Bibai}} - {{ja-stalink|Sunagawa}} - {{ja-stalink|Takikawa}} - {{ja-stalink|Fukagawa}} - {{ja-stalink|Asahikawa}} - {{ja-stalink|Wassamu}} - {{ja-stalink|Shibetsu}} - {{ja-stalink|Nayoro}} - {{ja-stalink|Bifuka}} - {{ja-stalink|Otoineppu}} - {{ja-stalink|Teshio-Nakagawa}} - {{ja-stalink|Horonobe}} - {{ja-stalink|Toyotomi}} - {{ja-stalink|Minami-Wakkanai}} - {{ja-stalink|Wakkanai}}

==Rolling stock==
[[File:JR hokkaido KI HA 183 Sarobetsu.JPG|thumb|right|''Sarobetsu'' KiHa 183 series DMU with additional Japanese seating car leading, October 2007]]
Services are normally formed of 3-car KiHa 183 series DMUs. Up until 2007, an additional {{Nihongo|"Japanese-style seating car"|お座敷車|Ozashikisha}} was attached to the train during busy seasons.<ref name=Kotsu>"ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル" (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File), published 2008 by Kōtsū Shimbun</ref>

==History==
The ''Sarobetsu'' service was suspended, as the same type of train used for the service was involved in a fire on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in July 2013.<ref name=suspension>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp/kurashi/kotsu/jrsarobetu.html|title=JR宗谷本線　特急サロベツ　運休のご案内|author= |publisher=Wakkanai City website|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 14, 2014}}</ref> The service was supposed to resume the following month, but was delayed due to the accident investigation and resulting preventative measures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp/shicho/shiseihoshin/teirigyoseihokoku/h25_9.html|script-title=ja:平成25年第３回定例会（９月）一般行政報告|author= |publisher=Wakkanai City website|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 14, 2014}}</ref> The suspension ended on March 31, 2014.<ref name=suspension/> In the meantime, a temporary rapid train service replaced the ''Sarobetsu.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp/files/00006400/00006480/20131101171238.pdf|script-title=ja:「臨時快速」運行（11/1～）に伴うお知らせについて|author= |publisher=Wakkanai City website|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 14, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/train/tr011_01.html ''Sarobetsu'' information on JR Hokkaido official website] {{ja icon}}

{{Hokkaidō transit}}
[[Category:Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of Japan]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1992]]

[[ja:サロベツ (列車)]]

Yellow Line (Bangkok)

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{{ref improve|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
|name = {{BTS route title
| engname = MRT Yellow Line
| thaname = รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีเหลือง
}}
|color = {{BTS color|MRT Yellow}}
|image =
|image_width = 120px
|caption =
|type = [[Rapid transit]]
|system = [[Bangkok Metro]]
|status = approved
|locale = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
|start = [[Lat Phrao]]
|end = [[Samrong BTS Station|Samrong]]
|stations = 20 (planned)
|routes =
|ridership =
|open = 2019 (est.)
|close =
|owner = Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
|operator = [[Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand|MRT]]
|character = aboveground
|stock =
|linelength = {{convert|30.4|km|mi|sp=us}} (est.)
|tracklength =
|notrack = 2 monorail tracks
|gauge =
|el = [[Third rail]]
|speed = {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
|elevation =
|map = {{MRT Yellow Line route}}
|map_state =
}}

The '''Yellow [[Bangkok Metro|MRT]] line''' is a planned elevated mass rapid transit line to be built in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].

The 30.4 km long Yellow line will have 23 stations (3 of which will be built later) and cost 49 billion baht. It was originally proposed to be an underground and elevated heavy rail line. However, it now planned that it will be built as an elevated monorail line.

When the Yellow Line is complete, a future extension may eventually be built from Samrong across the Chao Praya river to link with the MRT Purple Line at Rat Burana.

==Alignment==
The Lat Phrao to Hua Mark section starts at the intersection of Ratachadapisek and Lat Phrao roads where the Yellow Line interchanges with the MRT Blue Line (Lat Phrao station). The line heads east along Lat Phrao road to Bangkapi junction where it will interchanges with the proposed Orange Line. The line then heads south along Srinagarindra rd to Hua Mark where it will interchange with the Airport Rail Link (Phattanakan station). (Phase I)

From Hua Mark the route continues south along Srinagarindra rd past Bangna-Trat rd all the way to Thepha Rak rd in Samut Prakhan Province. The Line then heads west along Thepha Rak rd before terminating at Samrong where it will interchange with the BTS Sukhumvit Line (extension under construction). (Phase II)

==Progress==
In Dec 2011, the MRTA was instructed by the MOT to divide the Yellow Line into two Phases for tender and construction purposes and to control land appropriation costs.<ref>http://www.thanonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99466:2-&catid=128:-real-estate-&Itemid=478</ref> In June 2012, the MRTA contracted consultants to undertake detailed designs of the Yellow Line. In Feb 2013, OTP stated that the tender for the Yellow line should be ready by late 2013 for tender in early 2014 <ref>http://www.thaipost.net/news/110213/69374</ref> By August 2013, this timeline had changed to a mid 2014 tender date.<ref>http://www.manager.co.th/iBizChannel/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9560000105880</ref>

However, similar to the MRT Pink Line, delays in finalising the technical requirements of the tender in relation to the selection of monorail rolling stock which will determine the type of track to be constructed resulted in further delay. The subsequent political turmoil of late 2013 & early 2014 caused even more delay. Thereafter, the coup of May 2014 resulted in a new military administration and the tender being deferred for 2014.

The Yellow Line tender will proceed after the Pink and Orange Lines have been tendered according to the MRTA. At the earliest, a tender could proceed by the middle of 2015. More realistically it will not occur until the end of 2015.

The line will be built in two phases. Phase I will be from Latphrao (Y1) to Phattanakan (Y11). Phase 1 construction is planned to be take 4 years to complete. The Yellow Line depot will be located at Hua Mark near Y11.

Phase II will be from Phattanakan Y11 to Samrong Y23.

==List of planned stations==
The 30.4 km Yellow line will have 23 stations (3 to be built later) -
* Y1: Ratchadaphisek (interchange with MRT Blue Line)
* Y2: Phawana (Lat Phrao 41)
* Y3: Chok Chai 4
* Y4: Lat Phrao 71 (Future station)
* Y5: Chalong Rat
* Y6: Wong Thonglang (Imperial World)
* Y7: Latphrao 101
* Y8: Bangkapi (The Mall)
* Y9: Lam Sali (interchange with Orange Line)
* Y10: Si Kritha (Krunpthep Keetha rd)
* Y11: Phatthanakan(interchange with Airport Rail Link)
* Y12: Klong Kalanton (Future Station)
* Y13: Sri Nut (On Nut rd)
* Y14: Srinagarinda 38 (Future Station)
* Y15: Rama 9 Park (Seacon)
* Y16: Sri Udom (Udomsuk rd)
* Y17: Wat Sri Iam
* Y18: La Salle (Suk soi 105)
* Y19: Bearing (Suk soi 107)
* Y20: Wat Dan (Suk soi 113)
* Y21: Thepharak
* Y22: Thippawan
* Y23: Samrong(interchange with BTS Light Green line)

==Potential Future Extension==
When completed the Yellow Line will terminate at Samrong. A future extension from Samrong across the Chao Praya river to link with the MRT Purple Line at Rat Burana has been canvassed by OTP.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mrta-yellowline.com "MRTA Yellow Line website"]
* [http://www.mrta-yellowline.com/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87.html] MRTA route of the Yellow Line (In Thai)
* [http://2bangkok.com/forum/showthread.php?2866-Yellow-Line-planned&p=36642#post36642 "2Bangkok Yellow Line thread"] Semi-regular updates, articles, pictures and commentary (In English)
* [http://www.bts.co.th/customer/en/02-route-current.aspx Airport Rail Link, BTS, MRT & BRT network map]

==See also==
* [[BTS Skytrain]]
*[[Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)]]
* [[MRT Brown Line]]
* [[MRT Blue Line]]
* [[MRT Grey Line]]
* [[MRT Light Blue Line]]
* [[MRT Orange Line]]
* [[MRT Pink Line]]
* [[MRT Purple Line]]
* [[MRT (Bangkok)|Bangkok Metro]]
* [[SRT Red Lines]]
* [[Bangkok BRT]]

{{Bangkok Rapid Transit stations
|Yellow=yes
}}
{{Public transport in Bangkok}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mrt Pink Line}}
[[Category:MRT (Bangkok) lines|Pink line]]
[[Category:Proposed public transport in Thailand]]
[[Category:Monorails in Thailand]]

Yellow Line (Bangkok)

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{{ref improve|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
|name = {{BTS route title
| engname = MRT Yellow Line
| thaname = รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีเหลือง
}}
|color = {{BTS color|MRT Yellow}}
|image =
|image_width = 120px
|caption =
|type = [[Rapid transit]]
|system = [[Bangkok Metro]]
|status = approved
|locale = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
|start = [[Lat Phrao]]
|end = [[Samrong BTS Station|Samrong]]
|stations = 20 (planned)
|routes =
|ridership =
|open = 2019 (est.)
|close =
|owner = Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
|operator = [[Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand|MRT]]
|character = aboveground
|stock =
|linelength = {{convert|30.4|km|mi|sp=us}} (est.)
|tracklength =
|notrack = 2 monorail tracks
|gauge =
|el = [[Third rail]]
|speed = {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
|elevation =
|map = {{MRT Yellow Line route}}
|map_state =
}}

The '''Yellow [[Bangkok Metro|MRT]] line''' is a planned elevated mass rapid transit line to be built in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].

The 30.4 km long Yellow line will have 23 stations (3 of which will be built later) and cost 49 billion baht. It was originally proposed to be an underground and elevated heavy rail line. However, it now planned that it will be built as an elevated monorail line.

When the Yellow Line is complete, a future extension may eventually be built from Samrong across the Chao Praya river to link with the MRT Purple Line at Rat Burana.

==Alignment==
The Lat Phrao to Hua Mark section starts at the intersection of Ratachadapisek and Lat Phrao roads where the Yellow Line interchanges with the MRT Blue Line (Lat Phrao station). The line heads east along Lat Phrao road to Bangkapi junction where it will interchanges with the proposed Orange Line. The line then heads south along Srinagarindra rd to Hua Mark where it will interchange with the Airport Rail Link (Phattanakan station). (Phase I)

From Hua Mark the route continues south along Srinagarindra rd past Bangna-Trat rd all the way to Thepha Rak rd in Samut Prakhan Province. The Line then heads west along Thepha Rak rd before terminating at Samrong where it will interchange with the BTS Sukhumvit Line (extension under construction). (Phase II)

==Progress==
In Dec 2011, the MRTA was instructed by the MOT to divide the Yellow Line into two Phases for tender and construction purposes and to control land appropriation costs.<ref>http://www.thanonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99466:2-&catid=128:-real-estate-&Itemid=478</ref> In June 2012, the MRTA contracted consultants to undertake detailed designs of the Yellow Line. In Feb 2013, OTP stated that the tender for the Yellow line should be ready by late 2013 for tender in early 2014 <ref>http://www.thaipost.net/news/110213/69374</ref> By August 2013, this timeline had changed to a mid 2014 tender date.<ref>http://www.manager.co.th/iBizChannel/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9560000105880</ref>

However, similar to the MRT Pink Line, delays in finalising the technical requirements of the tender in relation to the selection of monorail rolling stock which will determine the type of track to be constructed resulted in further delay. The subsequent political turmoil of late 2013 & early 2014 caused even more delay. Thereafter, the coup of May 2014 resulted in a new military administration and the tender being deferred for 2014.

The Yellow Line tender will proceed after the Pink and Orange Lines have been tendered according to the MRTA. At the earliest, a tender could proceed by the middle of 2015. More realistically it will not occur until the end of 2015.

The line will be built in two phases. Phase I will be from Latphrao (Y1) to Phattanakan (Y11). Phase 1 construction is planned to be take 4 years to complete. The Yellow Line depot will be located at Hua Mark near Y11.

Phase II will be from Phattanakan Y11 to Samrong Y23.

==List of planned stations==
The 30.4 km Yellow line will have 23 stations (3 to be built later) -
* Y1: Ratchadaphisek (interchange with MRT Blue Line)
* Y2: Phawana (Latphrao 41)
* Y3: Chok Chai 4
* Y4: Lat Phrao 71 (Future station)
* Y5: Chalong Rat
* Y6: Wong Thonglang (Imperial World)
* Y7: Latphrao 101
* Y8: Bangkapi (The Mall)
* Y9: Lam Sali (interchange with Orange Line)
* Y10: Si Kritha (Krunpthep Keetha rd)
* Y11: Phatthanakan(interchange with Airport Rail Link)
* Y12: Klong Kalanton (Future Station)
* Y13: Sri Nut (On Nut rd)
* Y14: Srinagarinda 38 (Future Station)
* Y15: Rama 9 Park (Seacon)
* Y16: Sri Udom (Udomsuk rd)
* Y17: Wat Sri Iam
* Y18: La Salle (Suk soi 105)
* Y19: Bearing (Suk soi 107)
* Y20: Wat Dan (Suk soi 113)
* Y21: Thepharak
* Y22: Thippawan
* Y23: Samrong(interchange with BTS Light Green line)

==Potential Future Extension==
When completed the Yellow Line will terminate at Samrong. A future extension from Samrong across the Chao Praya river to link with the MRT Purple Line at Rat Burana has been canvassed by OTP.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mrta-yellowline.com "MRTA Yellow Line website"]
* [http://www.mrta-yellowline.com/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87.html] MRTA route of the Yellow Line (In Thai)
* [http://2bangkok.com/forum/showthread.php?2866-Yellow-Line-planned&p=36642#post36642 "2Bangkok Yellow Line thread"] Semi-regular updates, articles, pictures and commentary (In English)
* [http://www.bts.co.th/customer/en/02-route-current.aspx Airport Rail Link, BTS, MRT & BRT network map]

==See also==
* [[BTS Skytrain]]
*[[Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)]]
* [[MRT Brown Line]]
* [[MRT Blue Line]]
* [[MRT Grey Line]]
* [[MRT Light Blue Line]]
* [[MRT Orange Line]]
* [[MRT Pink Line]]
* [[MRT Purple Line]]
* [[MRT (Bangkok)|Bangkok Metro]]
* [[SRT Red Lines]]
* [[Bangkok BRT]]

{{Bangkok Rapid Transit stations
|Yellow=yes
}}
{{Public transport in Bangkok}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mrt Pink Line}}
[[Category:MRT (Bangkok) lines|Pink line]]
[[Category:Proposed public transport in Thailand]]
[[Category:Monorails in Thailand]]

Kaikyō Line

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[[File:Linemap_of_JR_Kaikyo_line.svg|thumb|Kaikyo Line shown in red]]
[[File:Kaikyo Line between Tappi-Kaitei Station and Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station.jpg|thumb|Kaikyō Line (Tappi-Kaitei - Tsugaru-Imabetsu) prior to the conversion to dual-gauge]]
The {{Nihongo|'''Kaikyō Line'''|海峡線|Kaikyō-sen}} is an 87.8-kilometer long railway line operated mainly by the [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The line connects [[Naka-Oguni Station]] in [[Sotogahama, Aomori|Sotogahama]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]], through the [[Seikan Tunnel]] between [[Honshu]] and [[Hokkaido]], to [[Kikonai Station]] in [[Kikonai, Hokkaido|Kikonai]], Hokkaido. Two stations on the Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line, [[Tappi-Kaitei Station]] and [[Yoshioka-Kaitei Station]] (both closed since 2014), were inside the tunnel.

== Facilities ==
While the line uses the narrow (national standard) [[3 ft 6 in gauge railways|1,067 mm gauge]], the most part has been converted to a [[dual gauge]] system to be shared with the [[standard gauge|1,435 mm gauge]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]. As the regular passenger services shifted to the Shinkansen, the Kaikyō Line exclusively run freight trains.

The line originally electrified with 20 kV AC (50 Hz) was changed in 2016 to the Shinkansen-standard 25 kV AC (50 Hz).<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2016 |url=http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160322/k00/00e/040/137000c |title=青函トンネル：新幹線対応　電圧アップ２万５０００Ｖに |language=Japanese |trans_title= Seikan Tunnel voltage raised to 25000 volts for Shinkansen compatibility |newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun |publisher=The Mainichi Newspapers |accessdate=3 April 2016|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160322164631/http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160322/k00/00e/040/137000c|archivedate=22 March 2016}}</ref> For operation on the line, [[JR Freight]] introduced [[JR Freight Class EH800|Class EH800]] dual-voltage locomotive.

===Stations===
*[[Naka-Oguni Station]]
*[[Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station]] (Shinkansen station with facilities for freight trains on the Kaikyō Line)
*''[[Tappi-Kaitei Station]]'' (closed 2014)
*''[[Yoshioka-Kaitei Station]]'' (closed 2014)
*''[[Shiriuchi Station]]'' (closed 2014)
*[[Kikonai Station]]

==History==
The line was opened on 13 March 1988 in conjunction with the opening of the Seikan Tunnel. Originally the line ran both freight and passenger trains; the latter included daytime limited express ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]'' and night train ''[[Hokutosei]]''.

Three of the stations on the Kaikyō Line, Tappi-Kaitei, Yoshioka-Kaitei, and Shiriuchi, were closed on 15 March 2014 due to construction work connected with the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], which opened on 26 March 2016.<ref name="jrhokkaido20130913">{{cite web |url=http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2013/130913-1.pdf |script-title=ja:駅の営業終了について|trans_title= Station closure details|date= 13 September 2013|work= News release|publisher= Hokkaido Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|format= pdf|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 18 September 2013}}</ref> From that time, all passenger services through the line were discontinued.

==See also==
*[[Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shako Line]]

==References==
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
{{reflist}}
{{Hokkaidō transit}}

{{Coord missing|Japan}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaikyo Line}}
[[Category:Lines of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]

Tsugaru Line

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{{infobox rail line
|name= Tsugaru Line
|image = Tsugaru line of JR East 485-3000.JPG
|image_width = 300px
|caption = Tsugaru Line along Mutsu Bay
|type=[[Heavy rail]] Passenger
|start={{ja-stalink|Aomori}}
|end={{ja-stalink|Minmaya}}
|stations= 18
|owner=[[JR East]]
|operator=
|open=1951
|stock= [[KiHa 100 series]]
|linelength= {{convert|58.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|gauge={{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
|el=20 kV AC, 50 Hz (Aomori to Shin Naka-Oguni Signal)
| map = [[File:JR Tsugaru Line linemap.svg|250px]]
| map_state =
}}

{| {{Railway line header}}
{{BS-header|Route diagram}}
{{BS-table}}
{{BS3|||STR|||[[Aoimori Railway Line]]|}}
{{BS3|exSTRrg|KBHFxl|ABZgr+r|0.0| {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} ||}}
{{BS3|exSTR||eDST|0.9|Takeuchi Signal||}}
{{BS3|exTRAJEKT|STRc2|STRlf|O3=STR3|||[[Ōu Main Line]]|}}
{{BS3|exSTR3|STR+1|STRc4|||Seikan Ferry|}}
{{BS|DST|4.4| Shin-Aburakawa Signal ||}}
{{BS|BHF|6.0| {{ja-stalink|Aburakawa}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|9.7| {{ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Miyata}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|11.5| {{ja-stalink|Okunai}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|13.1| {{ja-stalink|Hidariseki}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|14.7| {{ja-stalink|Ushirogata}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|16.8| {{ja-stalink|Nakasawa}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|19.1| {{ja-stalink|Yomogita}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|21.1| {{ja-stalink|Gōsawa}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|23.4| {{ja-stalink|Seheji}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|27.0| {{ja-stalink|Kanita}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|31.4| {{ja-stalink|Naka-Oguni}} ||}}
{{BS|DST|33.7|Shin Naka-Oguni Signal||}}
{{BS3|KRW+l|KRWgr||||[[Kaikyō Line]] ([[Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]])|}}
{{BS3|STR+GRZq|STR||||↓non-electrified|}}
{{BS3|TUNNEL1|BHF||35.0| {{ja-stalink|Ōdai}} ||}}
{{BS3|TUNNEL1|TUNNEL1|||||}}
{{BS3|STR|BHF||46.6| {{ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Futamata}} ||}}
{{BS3|HST|STR||| {{ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Imabetsu}} ||}}
{{BS3|STRlf|KRZu|STRq||| |}}
{{BS|BHF|48.6| {{ja-stalink|Ōkawadai}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|51.0| {{ja-stalink|Imabetsu}} ||}}
{{BS|BHF|52.7| {{ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Hamana}} ||}}
{{BS|KBHFe|55.8| {{ja-stalink|Minmaya}} ||}}
|}
|}
The {{nihongo|'''Tsugaru Line'''|津軽線|Tsugaru-sen}} is a railway line operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East). It connects [[Aomori Station]] and [[Minmaya Station]] on the [[Tsugaru Peninsula]] in western [[Aomori Prefecture]].

The section of the line between Aomori Station and [[Naka-Oguni Station]] is a part of the [[Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]] connecting [[Honshu]] and [[Hokkaido]].

== Station list ==
{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Station
!rowspan="2"|Japanese
!colspan="2" |Distance (km)
!rowspan="2"|Limited express
!rowspan="2"|Transfers
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Location
|-
!Between stations
!Total
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Aomori}}
|青森
| style="text-align:right;" |-
| style="text-align:right;" |0.0
| style="text-align:center;" |●
|[[Ōu Main Line]] [[Aoimori Railway Line]]
|rowspan=7|[[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]]
|rowspan=18|[[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori Prefecture]]
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Aburakawa}}
| 油川
| style="text-align:right;" |6.0
| style="text-align:right;" |6.0
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Miyata}}
| 津軽宮田
| style="text-align:right;" |3.7
| style="text-align:right;" |9.7
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Okunai}}
| 奥内
| style="text-align:right;" |1.8
| style="text-align:right;" |11.5
| style="text-align:center;" |◇
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Hidariseki}}
| 左堰
| style="text-align:right;" |1.6
| style="text-align:right;" |13.1
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Ushirogata}}
| 後潟
| style="text-align:right;" |1.6
| style="text-align:right;" |14.7
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Nakasawa}}
| 中沢
| style="text-align:right;" |2.1
| style="text-align:right;" |16.8
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Yomogita}}
| 蓬田
| style="text-align:right;" |2.3
| style="text-align:right;" |19.1
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|rowspan=3|[[Yomogita, Aomori|Yomogita]]
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Gōsawa}}
| 郷沢
| style="text-align:right;" |2.0
| style="text-align:right;" |21.1
| style="text-align:center;" |◇
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Seheji}}
| 瀬辺地
| style="text-align:right;" |2.3
| style="text-align:right;" |23.4
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Kanita}}
| 蟹田
| style="text-align:right;" |3.6
| style="text-align:right;" |27.0
| style="text-align:center;" |◇
| 
|rowspan=3|[[Sotogahama, Aomori|Sotogahama]]
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Naka-Oguni}}
| 中小国
| style="text-align:right;" |3.4
| style="text-align:right;" |31.4
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
|([[Kaikyō Line]])
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Ōdai}}
| 大平
| style="text-align:right;" |3.6
| style="text-align:right;" |35.0
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Futamata}}
| 津軽二股
| style="text-align:right;" |11.6
| style="text-align:right;" |46.6
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
|[[Kaikyō Line]]/[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] ([[Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station]])
|rowspan=5|[[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]]
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Ōkawadai}}
| 大川平
| style="text-align:right;" |2.0
| style="text-align:right;" |48.6
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Imabetsu}}
| 今別
| style="text-align:right;" |2.4
| style="text-align:right;" |51.0
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Hamana}}
| 津軽浜名
| style="text-align:right;" |1.7
| style="text-align:right;" |52.7
| style="text-align:center;" |｜
| 
|-
| {{ja-stalink|Minmaya}}
| 三厩
| style="text-align:right;" |3.1
| style="text-align:right;" |55.8
| style="text-align:center;" |●
| 
|}

;Legend
:◇ - Trains can pass each other at this station
:｜ - Trains cannot pass

The portion from Aomori and Naka-Oguni is electrified.

==History==
Plans existed to link the prefectural capital of [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]] with the northern tip of the [[Tsugaru Peninsula]] from the time of the [[Meiji period]] [[Railway Construction Act]]. In 1930, the privately held [[Tsugaru Railway]] began operations on the western side of Tsugaru Peninsula, and surveying work was completed by the [[Japanese Government Railways]] (JGR) to build a government-operated line on the eastern side of Tsugaru Peninsula. These plans were postponed by the outbreak of [[World War II]], and were only resumed in the 1950s under the [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR).

On December 5, 1951, the first segment of the Tsugaru Line was completed from {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} to {{ja-stalink|Kanita}}. This was extended by October 21, 1958 to the present northern terminus at {{ja-stalink|Minmaya}}. Additional intermediate stations were added in 1959 and 1960.

All scheduled freight operations were suspended on December 10, 1984. With the [[privatization]] of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the line came under the operational control of JR East. From March 13, 1988, the tracks between Aomori Station and the Shin Naka-Oguni Signal are jointly used by JR East, [[Hokkaido Railway Company|JR Hokkaido]]'s [[Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]] and [[Japan Freight Railway Company]] (JR Freight).

In 1988 the Aomori - Shin Naka-Oguni section was electrified in conjunction with the opening of the [[Seikan Tunnel]] and associated [[Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]].

==See also==
* [[List of railway lines in Japan]]

==References==
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
* Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. ''Jane's World Railways 2008-2009''. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

==External links==
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/ JR East website] {{ja icon}}

{{commons category-inline}}

{{East Japan Railway Company Lines}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsugaru Line}}
[[Category:Rail transport in Aomori Prefecture]]
[[Category:Lines of East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Tsugaru Line|*]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1951]]

Keisei Narita Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Keisei Narita Station
| native_name = 京成成田駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Keisei_Narita_Station_200507.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Keisei Narita Station, July 2005
| other_name =
| address = 814 Hanasaki-cho, [[Narita, Chiba|Narita]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] {{Nihongo2|（千葉県成田市花崎町814）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[File:Keisei Logo.svg|33px]] [[Keisei Electric Railway]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[File:Number prefix Keisei.PNG|15px|KS]] [[Keisei Main Line]]
* [[File:Number prefix Keisei.PNG|15px|KS]] [[Keisei Higashi-Narita Line]]
}}
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
* Bus stop
}}
| structure =
| code = KS40
| opened = 1930
| closed =
| former = Narita (until 1931)
| passengers = 34,583 daily
| pass_year = FY2011
| services =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Keisei Narita Station'''|京成成田駅|Keisei Narita-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Keisei Main Line]] in [[Narita, Chiba]], Japan, operated by the private railway operator [[Keisei Electric Railway]]. It is 61.2 kilometers from the Tokyo terminus of the Keisei Main Line at [[Keisei Ueno Station]], and is within walking distance of the JR East [[Narita Station]].

==Lines==
Keisei Narita Station is served by the [[Keisei Main Line]] and [[Keisei Higashi-Narita Line]].<ref>{{cite book |title= JTB Timetable No. 979 (August 2007)|language=Japanese |publisher= [[JTB Corporation]]|location= [[Tokyo]]|page= 803}}</ref>

==Station layout==
Keisei Narita Station has two [[island platform]]s and one [[side platform]] connected by underpasses. The elevated station building is adjacent to the side platform.

===Platforms===
[[File:KeiseiNarita Station Platform 200507.jpg|thumb|The platforms]]
{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|linename=Keisei Main Line|linecol=Mediumblue|dir=for {{Ja-stalink|Keisei Ueno}} and {{ja-stalink|Oshiage}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=2|span=2|nolinkindex=Keisei Main Line|linecol=Mediumblue|dir=for Keisei Ueno and Oshiage}}
{{ja-rail-linem|linename=Keisei Higashi-Narita Line|linecol=Mediumblue|dir=for {{Ja-stalink|Higashi-Narita}} and {{ja-stalink|Shibayama-Chiyoda}}}}
{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nolinkindex=Keisei Main Line|linecol=Mediumblue|dir=for Keisei Ueno}}
{{Ja-rail-line|pfn=4|nolinkindex=Keisei Main Line|linecol=Mediumblue|dir= (terminating trains only)}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=5|span=2|nolinkindex=Keisei Main Line|linecol=Mediumblue|dir=for {{Ja-stalink|Narita Airport Terminal 1|Narita Airport}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=3|nolinkindex=Keisei Higashi-Narita Line|linecol=Mediumblue|dir=for Higashi-Narita and Shibayama-Chiyoda}}

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Keisei Main Line|col=blue|f=w}}
{{j-rserv|service=''Morningliner'' ''Eveningliner''|previous={{ja-stalink|Keisei-Sakura}}|next={{ja-stalink|Narita Airport Terminal 2·3}}|col=RoyalBlue}}
{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express|previous=Keisei-Sakura|next=Narita Airport Terminal 2·3|col=green}}
{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kōzunomori}}|next=Narita Airport Terminal 2·3|col=red}}
{{J-rserv|service=Commuter Express|previous=Kōzunomori|next=Narita Airport Terminal 2·3|col=skyblue}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|previous=Kōzunomori|next=Narita Airport Terminal 2·3|col=pink}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous=Kōzunomori|next=Narita Airport Terminal 2·3|col=grey}}
{{J-route|route=Keisei Higashi-Narita Line|col=blue|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express|previous=''Through service to Keisei Main Line''|next={{Ja-stalink|Higashi-Narita}}|col=green}}
{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express|previous=''Through service to Keisei Main Line''|next=Higashi-Narita|col=red}}
{{J-rserv|service=Commuter Express|previous=''Through service to Keisei Main Line''|next=Higashi-Narita|col=skyblue}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|previous=''Through service to Keisei Main Line''|next=Higashi-Narita|col=pink}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|next=Higashi-Narita|col=grey}}
{{S-end}}

==History==
The station opened on April 25, 1930, as {{nihongo|Narita Station|成田駅}}.<ref name="terada2013">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = {{noitalic|データブック日本の私鉄}} |trans_title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan | page =210 | isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}}</ref> It was renamed Keisei Narita on 18 November 1931.<ref name="terada2013"/>

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 34,583 passengers daily.<ref name="terada2013"/>

==Surrounding area==
* [[Narita Station]] (JR East [[Narita Line]])

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/accessj/index.htm Keisei Station layout] {{ja icon}}

{{Keisei Main Line}}
{{Keisei Higashi-Narita Line}}
{{Narita, Chiba}}
{{Coord|35.7767307|140.3156447|type:landmark|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Narita, Chiba]]
[[Category:Keisei Main Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1930]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in Japan]]

Kikonai Station

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{{Unreferenced|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kikonai Station
| native_name = 木古内駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kikonai Station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kikonai Station
| other_name =
| address = Honchō, [[Kikonai, Hokkaido|Kikonai]], [[Kamiiso District, Hokkaido|Kamiiso]], [[Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaido]] {{Nihongo2|（上磯郡木古内町字本町）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]] [[South Hokkaido Railway Company]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kaikyō Line]]
* [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
* South Hokkaido Railway Line
}}
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
*
}}
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1930
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services =
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kikonai Station'''|木古内駅|Kikonai-eki}} is a railway station in [[Kikonai, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido) and [[South Hokkaido Railway Company]].

== Lines==
Kikonai Station is served by the following lines.
*South Hokkaido Railway Line
*[[Kaikyō Line]] ([[Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line]])
*[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]

==Station layout==
The ground-level station has three platforms serving five tracks.

===Platforms===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Aomori Station|Aomori]] and [[Shin-Aomori Station|Shin-Aomori]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Hakodate Station|Hakodate]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''3'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|(siding)
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 |'''4'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Esashi Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Hakodate Station|Hakodate]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''5'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Esashi Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Hakodate Station|Hakodate]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''6'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Hokkaido Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Shin-Aomori Station|Shin-Aomori]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''7'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Hokkaido Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|(reversing track)
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''8'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Hokkaido Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto]]
|}
* Note: Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Esashi Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{Ja-stalink|Satsukari}}|next=}}
{{J-route|route=Kaikyo Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Super Hakuchō]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kanita}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Goryōkaku}}<ref group="Note">Next station is Hakodate for most trains.</ref>|col=}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Imabetsu}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Hakodate}}|col=}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate|previous={{Ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Imabetsu|Okutsugaru-Imabetsu}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}}}
{{S-end}}

There are no services on the Kaikyo line since 26 March 2016. The limited express services have been replaced by the Hokkaido Shinkansen which utilize the same tracks though stopping at different platforms.
* Notes:
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

== History ==
The station opened on the Esashi Line on October 25, 1930. Between October 12, 1937 and March 31, 1988 it was the terminus of the Matsumae Line. It became the terminus of the Kaikyō Line on March 13, 1988. On March 26, 2016 Hokkaido Shinkansens platforms opened for passenger service.

== Surrounding area ==
*Kikonai Post office

{{Esashi Line}}
{{Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{coord|41.677584|140.433946|region:JP-01_type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1930]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in Japan]]

Kikonai Station

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{{Unreferenced|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kikonai Station
| native_name = 木古内駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kikonai Station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kikonai Station
| other_name =
| address = Honchō, [[Kikonai, Hokkaido|Kikonai]], [[Kamiiso District, Hokkaido|Kamiiso]], [[Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaido]] {{Nihongo2|（上磯郡木古内町字本町）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]] [[South Hokkaido Railway Company]]
| line = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kaikyō Line]]
* [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
* South Hokkaido Railway Line
}}
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
*
}}
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1930
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services =
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kikonai Station'''|木古内駅|Kikonai-eki}} is a railway station in [[Kikonai, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido) and [[South Hokkaido Railway Company]].

== Lines==
Kikonai Station is served by the following lines.
*South Hokkaido Railway Line
*[[Kaikyō Line]] ([[Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line]])
*[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]

==Station layout==
The ground-level station has three platforms serving five tracks.

===Platforms===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Aomori Station|Aomori]] and [[Shin-Aomori Station|Shin-Aomori]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Hakodate Station|Hakodate]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''3'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|(siding)
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 |'''4'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Esashi Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Hakodate Station|Hakodate]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''5'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Esashi Line
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Hakodate Station|Hakodate]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''6'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Hokkaido Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Shin-Aomori Station|Shin-Aomori]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''7'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Hokkaido Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|(reversing track)
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=60 rowspan=1|'''8'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=260|■Hokkaido Shinkansen
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=300|for [[Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto]]
|}
* Note: Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Esashi Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{Ja-stalink|Satsukari}}|next=}}
{{J-route|route=Kaikyo Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Super Hakuchō]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kanita}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Goryōkaku}}<ref group="Note">Next station is Hakodate for most trains.</ref>|col=}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Imabetsu}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Hakodate}}|col=}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate|previous={{Ja-stalink|Tsugaru-Imabetsu|Okutsugaru-Imabetsu}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}}}
{{S-end}}

There are no services on the Tsugaru-Kaikyo line since 26 March 2016. The limited express services have been replaced by the Hokkaido Shinkansen which utilize the same tracks, though stopping at different platforms.
* Notes:
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

== History ==
The station opened on the Esashi Line on October 25, 1930. Between October 12, 1937 and March 31, 1988 it was the terminus of the Matsumae Line. It became the terminus of the Kaikyō Line on March 13, 1988. On March 26, 2016 Hokkaido Shinkansens platforms opened for passenger service.

== Surrounding area ==
*Kikonai Post office

{{Esashi Line}}
{{Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{coord|41.677584|140.433946|region:JP-01_type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1930]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in Japan]]

Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
| native_name = 新函館北斗駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = 新函館北斗駅外観.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in February 2016
| other_name =
| address = [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[File:JR logo (hokkaido).svg|25px]] [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hakodate Main Line]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = H70
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| former = Hongō (until 1942) Oshima-Ōno (1942-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Oshima-Ōno Station'''|渡島大野駅|Oshima-Ōno-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The station has been rebuilt for the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and has been renamed {{Nihongo|'''Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station'''|新函館北斗駅}}.

==Lines==
Presently, the Station is served by the [[Hakodate Main Line]] and the newly-opened [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is numbered H70.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hakodate Main Line|col=darkorange|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hakodate Liner''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Hakodate}}|next=}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Nanae}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Niyama}}}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}|next=}}
{{S-end}}

==History==
[[File:Oshima-ono Station 01.jpg|right|thumb|Old station building in 2008]]
The station first opened on 10 December 1902, named {{Nihongo|Hongō Station|本郷駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編}}|trans_title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Oshima-Ōno on 1 April 1942.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

[[File:Shin-Hakodate Hokuto station.jpg|right|thumb|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station under construction, July 2014]]
The station has been rebuilt and renamed {{Nihongo|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|新函館北斗駅}}, becoming a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] high-speed line, which opened on 26 March 2016.<ref name="doshin20140604">{{cite web |url= http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/543389.html|script-title=ja:駅名は「新函館北斗」　道新幹線　道がJRに近く提案 |trans_title= Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR |date= 4 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="doshin20140611">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/544748.html |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定　JR、新駅名発表 |trans_title= JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" |date= 11 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref> "Relay" shuttle services using three-car [[733 series]] electric trains are scheduled to operate to and from the centrally-located [[Hakodate Station]] (approximately 18 km away) when the high-speed line opens.<ref name="doshin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/chiiki2/562362.html |script-title=ja:JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的　リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず |trans_title=JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains |date=12 September 2014|work= Doshin Web|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

The rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 February 2016 |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=12:40 |publisher=NHK }}</ref>

The Hokkaido Shinkansen, connecting Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido commenced service on 26 March 2016. Due to the line's extension to Sapporo (under construction), the Oshima-Ōno Station at Hokuto, Hokkaido, has been upgraded into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and received a bronze ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' statue.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-02-28/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-welcome-hokkaido-bullet-train/.99134</ref>

==Future==
The extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Sapporo is scheduled to commence operation in 2031.

==References==
{{Commons category|Oshima-Ōno Station}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Hakodate Main Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{Coord|41.9053|N|140.6465|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima-Ono Station}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1902]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Japan]]

Kanazawa

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| name= Kanazawa
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| region= [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] ([[Hokuriku region|Hokuriku]])
| prefecture= [[Ishikawa Prefecture]]
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| mayor= Yukiyoshi Yamano (since December 2010)
| area_km2= 467.77
| population= 462,478
| population_as_of= 2010
| density_km2= 988.69
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{{nihongo|'''Kanazawa'''|金沢市|Kanazawa-shi}} is the capital [[cities of Japan|city]] of [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]].

==History==
{{Summarize section|date=August 2012}}

The name "Kanazawa" (金沢), which literally means "marsh of gold", is said to derive from the legend of the peasant Imohori Togoro (lit. "Togoro Potato-digger"), who was digging for potatoes when flakes of gold washed up. The well in the grounds of Kenrokuen known as 'Kinjo Reitaku' (金城麗澤) was recreated by the Maeda lords to acknowledge these roots. The area where Kanazawa is was originally known as Ishiura, and the Ishiura Shrine near Kenrokuen is a remnant of this period.

The centre of the castle town was the castle. While many castle towns in Japan had the castle placed to one side of the city, Kanazawa spread out concentrically from the castle site. Kanazawa Castle itself largely burned down in 1888, but there are a few buildings remaining, notably the Ishikawa Gate and the Sanjikken Longhouse, and one large section has been painstakingly rebuilt to authentic standards of construction. The castle site dates back to the fifteenth century, when it was the centre of power for the [[Ikkō-ikki]], which was a Buddhist sect that had overthrown the old regional governors, the Togashi clan, and established what is called "[[Kaga ikki|The Peasants' Kingdom]]" in the district of Kaga, the southern part of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture.

During the fifteenth century, the powers of the central Shoguns in Kyoto was waning, and their regional governors were assuming even greater powers, carving out their own little [[fief]]s. In Kaga, the priest Rennyo, of the Jodo Shinshu sect, arrived in the Kaga region to proselytise. Rennyo's brand of Buddhism quickly spread among the samurai and peasants. The followers of Rennyo were only loosely under the control of the central Honganji in Kyoto, and were known as the Ikko sect, the "Single-Minded" sect. At the time, due to the diminishing power of the hereditary regional governors, the Togashi, central control over the region was weak, which allowed groups of Rennyo converts to increase their political ambitions, leading to the suicide of the last Togashi governor in 1488.

===Kanazawa Gobo and the Peasant's Kingdom===
For the next hundred years, Kaga was ruled by the Ikko peasants, who created a kind of republic known by history as The Peasant's Kingdom. Their principle stronghold was the basilica of Kanazawa Gobo, on the tip of the Kodatsuno ridge. Backed by high hills and flanked on two sides by rivers, it was a natural fortress, and the eventual home of the Maeda lords. Around the basilica, in what is now the second and third baileys, the first proper town grew, with priestly residences and other religious buildings as its core, and around them came the merchant areas. Many of these districts have survived to the present day, in name if nothing else. This type of town, peculiar to the Warring States Period, was a fortified temple town, and in its basic structure bears a great deal of resemblance to mediaeval European towns, with the temple or church in the centre and the entire town enclosed in some form of fortification, usually a high wall surrounded by a moat, often dry.

===End of the Peasants Kingdom===
In the year 1580, a general under [[Oda Nobunaga]] named Sakuma Morimasa attacked the Peasants Kingdom, and succeeded in overthrowing Kanazawa Gobo. Granted an income of 50,000 [[koku]] from Nobunaga, Sakuma proceeded to recreate the town as a military base. However his reign was short-lived: in 1583 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], with Lord [[Maeda Toshiie]] as his advance guard, invaded, and Toshiie was granted the fief of Kaga in addition to the Noto peninsula which he already possessed.

===Maeda Toshiie and Kanazawa===
Maeda Toshiie was born in 1537, in the village of Arako in Owari Province (present-day Nagoya), the son of Maeda Toshiharu, the lord of Arako Castle. In the same year, in the same province, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born, and three years before that, Oda Nobunaga. And five years later in neighbouring Mikawa Province, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] was born. These men would go on to become some of the most powerful lords of the Warring States era. Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu were primarily responsible for the reunification of Japan after 150 years of civil war; however Toshiie's role has usually been obscured by the Big Three. Nevertheless, Toshiie was a very powerful lord, and the close friend and confidant of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and it was only his death in 1599 that prevented him from playing a larger role in the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

After his father died in 1569, Toshiie found himself the head of the Maeda Clan, and the lord of Arako Castle with its fairly minor 2450 ''kan'' income. He was known as a formidable warrior: in 1551, the fifteen-year-old Toshiie won his first victory at the Battle of Kayazu. He took his first head in that battle, and in another battle in 1556 he defeated a man known for his ferocity, earning the praise of Nobunaga. Toshiie's income was tripled, and due to his courage he was given a position directly serving Nobunaga. In 1573, Toshiie was given 100,000 koku in Nibu, in the south of Echizen Province, and thus, at the age of 39, became a daimyo, or domain lord. He was set there to keep an eye on Shibata Katsuie, who controlled eight counties in the region.

In 1581, the 45-year-old Toshiie was granted the 230,000 koku fief of Noto, and became the lord of an entire province. Leaving Fuchu Castle in Echizen, Toshiie and his family moved to Noto and the next year he built Komaruyama Castle in Tokoroguchi (present-day Nanao). In the Battle of Shizugatake (1583) between Hideyoshi and the powerful lord Shibata Katsuie, Toshiie took a neutral position. At first he had set out with the Shibata forces, but withdrew part-way, retreating to Fuchu Castle and going over to Hideyoshi. Toshiie's position was delicate. Katsuie had his third daughter, Ma'a, as hostage, but two more of his daughters had been adopted into Hideyoshi's family. However, for the preservation of his clan, Toshiie had to make the most politically wise choice, so he sided with Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi's forces were victorious, and although Toshiie pleaded with Hideyoshi to spare Katsuie's life, it was to no avail: Shibata Katsuie committed suicide in the flames of his castle.

By 1590 Toyotomi Hideyoshi had unified Japan, and was the undisputed master of the realm. However he was not eligible for the coveted title of 'Shogun' as he was not of Minamoto descent{{snd}} by this time it had become customary that the Shogun was a member of the house of Minamoto, the first Shogunate house, but Hideyoshi, being of low peasant stock, couldn't even pretend to be connected. So he had to be contented with the lesser title of Taiko, Grand Regent.

[[File:Ishida Mitsunari.jpg|thumb|[[Ishida Mitsunari]]]]

Hideyoshi was anxious about his young son Hideyori's future, and in 1595 asked Toshiie to be his guardian. In his Will, Hideyoshi wrote "I have known Toshiie for many years, and his uprightness is well known. I wish to install him as Hideyori's guardian." However Hideyoshi was argued out of leaving Toshiie as sole regent, largely by Toshiie himself, and so a council of regents was set up to govern until Hideyori would be of age. In 1595, Toshiie, along with Tokugawa Ieyasu, Mori Terumoto, Uesugi Kagekatsu and Ukita Hideie, was chosen by Hideyoshi to act as regent. Ieyasu was the most powerful of the daimyo under Hideyoshi, but Toshiie was probably the second-most: Toshiie may not have as high a rank or as many provinces as Ieyasu, but he was much more the distinguished soldier, trusted by Hideyoshi and was far more popular. The Chief Regent was however, in terms of money, power, and title, Ieyasu. Nevertheless, Toshiie had been asked by Hideyoshi to take full responsibility for Hideyori, which showed that he was actually the one Hideyoshi trusted most. Hideyoshi realised that after his death the one who would be the greatest threat to his government would be Ieyasu. Loyal Toyotomi generals like [[Ishida Mitsunari]] did not get along with Ieyasu, and this led to confrontation, with Toshiie as the only one who could prevent a war as Hideyoshi had foreseen. Hideyoshi died in 1598, after his final aborted attempt at conquering China through Korea had failed, and thus the political succession became highly unstable.

After Toshiie's death in April 1599, his son Toshinaga had enshrined him at Utatsu-Hachimangu Shrine in Kanazawa, and made it a duty of the samurai to pay their respects. When feudalism was abolished and the fiefs disbanded after the Meiji Revolution, former samurai built Oyama Shrine on the site of the Kanaya Palace, once part of the castle. The shrine gate, built in 1875, is a mixture of European and Japanese design, with rare stained-glass windows in the top level, and is now registered as an [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Property]].

===Toshinaga and Toshitsune===
[[File:Maeda Toshinaga.jpg|thumb|[[Maeda Toshinaga]]]]

Toshiie's oldest son, [[Maeda Toshinaga|Toshinaga]], was born in 1562, when Toshiie was 26. At twenty he married Nobunaga's daughter Ei, and from being lord of Fuchu Castle in Echizen, he went on to successively govern Matto, Moriyama, and Toyama castles before inheriting stewardship of the Maeda Clan in 1598. At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, he sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu and thus was able to further enlarge the lands left him by his father to a massive 1.2 million koku, by far the largest domain outside Ieyasu's lands in the [[Kantō region]] around Edo (present-day Tokyo). He succeeded his father's position as one of the Five Regents that Hideyoshi had appointed to govern while his son was a minor, though Toshinaga kept his ears to the ground and was careful to protect his lands against Tokugawa pressure. He died in 1614 after retiring to Toyama Castle.

His son Toshitsune is generally credited with ensuring the Maeda's dominance, by his alliances by marriage with the Tokugawa and the care he took to avoid any pretence of military ambition. Instead the vast wealth of the Maedas was channelled into arts and crafts, many of which are still nationally renowned. The "Million-koku Culture" bloomed as a result of the vast wealth of the region. As both a large domain and an "Outer Lord" (''Tozama'': daimyo who submitted to Ieyasu only after he won the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600) the eyes of the Shogunate were constantly on Kaga, and to keep it at bay, the Maedas poured their efforts into cultural rather than military pursuits. The third Lord Maeda, Toshitsune, formed the Kaga Workmanship Office and promoted lacquer and gold-and-lacquer-work; and the fifth lord, Tsunanori, collected works of art and artisans from all over the country. The roots of this cultural flowering go back to the days of Toshiie and Toshinaga, when Kaga gold-leaf, inlaid work, and calligraphy were well-known even then.

When the third lord split his domain up between his three sons, Kaga still provided an income in excess of a million 'koku'. This massive income ensured Kanazawa's status as one of the largest cities in Japan throughout the Edo period, and gave rise to a legacy of art and culture that in many ways rivals even that of Kyoto. Even today the phrase 'Kaga Hyakumangoku' is a common one when talking about the history and position of the city: a 'koku' was the unit of income for samurai in the feudal period, and is about {{convert|150|kg|0|abbr=on}} of rice. At current Japanese retail rice prices, a million-koku income is roughly the equivalent of about sixty billion yen, or an income of some US$600,000,000 per year.

===Development===
On April 14, 1631, fire broke out near the Sai Bridge. It consumed much of the city, including the castle. In 1632 Toshitsune ordered the construction of a canal to bring water from the upper Sai River to the castle to alleviate the water shortage problem in the castle. A bold plan was drawn up: water would be drawn from far upstream, and channelled through kilometres of canals and pipes down to the castle. The pipes were carefully laid at a 750:1 slope for about {{convert|3.3|km|1|abbr=off}} along the Kodatsuno ridge. The water was fed to the castle under the moat that lay between it and what is now Kenrokuen by an artesian well, and the large lake in [[Kenrokuen]], Kasumi-ga-Ike, acted as an emergency supply. Local legend has it that the lake in fact has a plug, which could be pulled to suddenly increase the water in the moats.

In the Meiji Period, castles were now the property of the central government, who considered them symbols of the outmoded feudal system and tore most of them down. In Kanazawa's case the castle became the base for the Ninth Division of the Imperial Army. Those buildings which were in the way were torn down, and most of the rest perished in a fire in 1888. The Army occupied the castle until after World War II, when it was disbanded, and in 1949 the site became the new home of Kanazawa University, which stayed there until about 1998 when it moved to its new campus in the hills surrounding the city. Now the site is a park, and for the first time in its 400-year history is open to all who visit.

===Merchant areas===
After 1600, Kaga was now the richest domain outside the Shogunate itself. As a result, the population of Kanazawa increased dramatically. Samurai and other retainers, as well as commoners who migrated in, swelled the population manyfold. This resulted in the rather chaotic layout of the city that largely survives today. Though settlement was by no means willy-nilly, it did tend to be rather ad hoc at times. The maze-like street plan that resulted is usually ascribed to defensive purposes: however there is no documentary basis for this claim, and in fact most castle towns were laid out rather more rationally, and some, like Nagoya, were as grid-like as Manhattan. Defensive features in the castle town were, instead, primarily moats and gates: roads played a smaller role.

The series of moats was laid out in the early seventeenth century{{snd}} initially they were dry, but later connected to the rivers. The Inner Moat was dug in only 27 days, and averaged about four to five feet wide. The Outer Moat took a bit longer, and averages some six to nine feet in width. Though much of the Inner Moat has been filled in, large sections of the Outer Moat still remain. The earth removed from the moat was piled into ridges along the inner side, as an added defence measure. By the end of the Edo period, ordinances from the city were issued demanding people stop building houses on top of the ridges, and demanding they clear silted-up sections. Similarly, houses began to fill in the firebreaks throughout the city, and even began to appear on temple property in the Teramachi (temple-town) district to the south of the city.

The Hokuriku Highway passed through Kanazawa, dog-legging around the castle. The front entrance of the castle was to the north, as it was this road that the Maeda lords took when they went to Edo{{snd}} as they had to do every two years through the Alternate Attendance system ([[sankin kōtai]]). The entrance to the city was originally marked by a small cluster of pine trees, later replaced with a gate called the Pine Gate, and a bridge. From here the road passed along between merchant houses, and straightened out as it neared the Asano river. As is typical of town planning in Japan, there was a large open space where people tended to congregate at the foot of the bridge. There were guard huts and a gate there, and it was also one of the places where public notices were displayed. Kanazawa was flanked by two rivers, and for defensive reasons there were only two permanent bridges across the Asano river, with just one across the rougher Sai river. However, there were also pontoon bridges and ferries. The present bridge across the Asano river dates back from the Taisho period{{snd}} the original wooden ones tended to get swept away in flood every so often{{snd}} especially the Sai river ones.

The main street of Kanazawa in the Edo period was Owari-chō. A relatively wide road, lined with large merchant houses, it stretched down to the old Omicho Market at the far end{{snd}} which is still there, still selling groceries, as it has done for the last four centuries. About a third of the way down the street, on the left, another wide road led straight to the main gate of the castle. Commoners, and in the cities this meant merchants and artisans, lived in designated areas. Merchant areas were laid out along the main roads, notably the Hokkoku Highway that runs through the city. Merchants here were the richest and most influential, and a few of them survive until this day. Other outlying areas were ranked lower, and the houses were of a correspondingly lesser scale.

===Traditional architecture===

Houses were taxed on the width of the frontage, leading to the development of many long, thin houses. Unlike samurai houses, they were built right up to the road, and directly abutted their neighbours. They were also two-storied, though the upper floor was used mainly for storage, particularly at the front of the house, above the shop area. One feature of Kanazawa merchant houses is the long earth corridor that runs right from the front door to the rear of the house. This was usually on one side, and the rooms opened off it. The typical merchant's house, would have the shop area, then a couple of inner rooms, with the most important room at the back, facing the inner garden. Beyond that was the kitchen area, and at the rear of the house would be a thick-walled fireproof storehouse.

Though very few from the Edo period remain, the basic style remained unchanged until the war. One notable feature of the design is the 'sode-utatsu' wings extending forward on the sides of the upper floor{{snd}} their exact purpose is not certain, but one theory is that they were wind blockers, which is logical given Kanazawa's weather. Snow was also a significant factor in house design{{snd}} the roofs sloped into a central garden that was designed to allow snow to collect as much as to provide light to the rear. While the sea of black-glazed tiles sparkling in the sun is a common tourist image of Kanazawa today, the traditional architectural style used wooden boards held down by stones; due to the extremely heavy snowfalls of the Japan Sea coast, traditional tiles were considered to be too heavy. The use of tiles on the frontage and boards under the eaves is to prevent snow damage.

===Samurai areas===
Large-scale reorganization of the samurai areas took place in 1611. Areas had been ordained by income, and as the total income of the domain had increased fourfold in the past couple of decades, there was some reorganization to be done there; plus room had to be found for the 14 families with incomes over 3,000 koku and their retainers, not to mention the large number of samurai that arrived from Takaoka (in Toyama Prefecture) with Toshitsune, the third lord, when he took up his position. The richest families were moved out of the castle and given massive estates scattered throughout the city, and their own retainers were housed in huge complexes nearby. The most notable example in Kanazawa is Honda-machi, where the retainers of the rich and powerful Honda family lived, in what was almost a town within a town.

In most cases, even with large fiefs like Sendai and Satsuma, samurai tended to live on their own land, but in Kaga all samurai, regardless of income, lived in Kanazawa. When Kanazawa was finished in more or less its final form in the late 17th century, over three-quarters of it was samurai housing. Nearest the castle were the huge estates of the Eight Houses (chief vassals) and their own retainers. For every 100 koku of income, a samurai was given about 550 square metres of land, and average of the "middle-class" samurai was 800, which is huge compared to modern Japanese housing. The richest vassal family, the Hondas, had a whopping 50,000 koku income. The minimum for daimyo level was 10,000 koku, and apart from the Eight Houses, some twelve families had incomes in excess of this. Kanazawa was filled with huge mansions.

Size and location of samurai housing was determined by income and standing. The richest and most powerful samurai in Kanazawa had their own men, often hundreds of them, who were housed in large areas that usually adjoined the main house. Samurai houses shared a similar basic pattern: a single-floored residence, usually fairly square or rectangular in plan, surrounded by a garden{{snd}} both the vegetable and the decorative kinds. The roof was gabled, and faced the road. The boundary wall was usually made of beaten earth, topped with tiles. There are still a number of them around in the city, most notably in the Nagamachi area. The size and height of the wall and the entry gate were also dictated by rank. Samurai over 400 koku in income had a stable gate, used to house guards and horses.

Though the Nagamachi area is promoted in the tourist brochures as the 'samurai area', in fact the overwhelming majority of the houses there today are not samurai houses, but modern post-war housing. There are some genuine samurai houses still left in Kanazawa, but very very few indeed. This is because after the Meiji Restoration the samurai found themselves bereft of their traditional income, and many of them ended up selling off their estates, which were turned into fields before being redeveloped as modern housing before World War Two.

===Temple areas===
One distinctive aspect of Kanazawa, and other castle towns, is the clustering of temples near the entrances. When Kanazawa was ruled by the [[Ikkō-shū|Ikkō]], the temples were all [[Jōdo Shinshū]], the Ikkō sect; but after the [[daimyo]] moved in, so did other sects: [[Sōtō]], [[Shingon Buddhism|Shingon]], [[Hoke]]{{disambiguation needed|date=July 2013}}, [[Ji]]{{disambiguation needed|date=July 2013}}, etc. They were placed in their present locations by around 1616. In the [[Teramachi]] (literally, 'Temple Town' area), they were lined up side by side along a long straight road leading to the foot of [[Nodayama]]. Defensive purposes have often been argued for this type of planning, and it is true that the wide spaces, thick walls, and large halls of temples were able to be used as emergency fortifications. However to what extent this actually influenced the layout is not certain. It was, in Kanazawa's case at least, never put to the test. On the other side of town, the [[Utatsuyama]] temple district, at the foot of the hill of the same name, has smaller temples and twisty roads.

===Geisha areas===
Kanazawa had a further expansion in 1661, when many samurai who had followed their retired lord Toshitsune to his villa at Komatsu returned after his death. They built houses on the fringes of the city, with street layouts almost totally unplanned. These areas are some of the most labyrinthine parts of the city, but this was not done for defensive purposes at all: by this time peace was quite firmly secured. To alleviate crowding from the continual (illegal) inflow of peasants and other migrants, residents were permitted to rent land from neighbouring farmers, and these areas are some of the most convoluted of all, as the roads were laid out on the old winding paths through the fields.

Thus Kanazawa attained the form that it kept for the rest of the Edo period, and even now the majority of roads in the old city are little changed in form from two centuries ago. The only major change was the creation of 'geisha districts' ([[hanamachi]]) at the foot of Utatsuyama and over the Sai River in 1820, to control and regulate pleasure houses and prostitutes (bath-girls: 湯女). However, conservative factions regained control of the Kaga government, and the geisha districts were abolished a decade later. The districts were made legal again just before the Meiji Revolution, and stayed that way until prostitution was officially outlawed in 1954. The geisha areas were out of bounds to samurai, and so were patronised by rich merchants and artisans, who would compete with each other to spend the most obscene amounts of money on parties.

The geisha house, or 'tea house' as it is commonly called, is superficially similar to the merchant houses, in the same way the samurai houses are superficially similar to farmhouses. However unlike the merchant houses, where the second floor at the front was for storage only, and thus very low, the second story of tea houses are much higher, because the upper floor was used as the main entertaining area. The upper floors are faced with sliding wooden shutters which would be open in the day or when there was a party going on, and the bottom floor is faced with the unique, extremely fine latticework that is known as 'Kaga lattice'. The standard of décor was also far higher than most merchant houses, at least to the extent allowed by the various Sumptuary Laws that the Shogunate passed. Due in part to the long gloomy winters, Kaga décor is far brighter than the drab earth browns and greens and ochres of Kyoto style: bold bright scarlets (benigara: 紅柄) and ultramarines were popular. The upper floor of the Seisonkaku Villa in Kenrokuen is particularly boldly decorated, with purple and black walls as well.

===Recent history===
The modern city of Kanazawa was created on April 1, 1889.

On March 25, 2007, [[2007 Noto earthquake|a large earthquake]] measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture, resulting in at least 1 death and over 160 people injured though Kanazawa was not shaken.

==Geography, climate, and population==
[[File:2002 kenrokuen hanami 0029.jpg|thumbnail|left|Kanazawa – [[Cherry blossoms]] outside [[Kenroku-en]] Garden]]

Kanazawa sits on the [[Sea of Japan]], bordered by the [[Japanese Alps]], Hakusan National Park and [[Noto Peninsula]] National Park. The city sits between the [[Sai River (Ishikawa)|Sai]] and [[Asano river|Asano]] rivers. Its total area is {{convert|467.77|km²|2|abbr=in}}.

===Climate===
Kanazawa's weather is temperate though rainy. Average temperatures are slightly cooler than those of Tokyo, with means approximately {{convert|4|°C|0}} in January, {{convert|15|°C|0}} in April, {{convert|25|°C|0}} in July and August, {{convert|15|°C|0}} in October, and {{convert|5|°C|0}} in December. The minimum temperature on record was {{convert|-9.4|C|F}} on January 27, 1904, with a maximum of {{convert|38.5|C|F|1}} standing as a record since September 8, 1902.<ref>[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=19&prec_ch=%8B%FA%98H%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=47605&block_ch=%8B%FA%98H&year=&month=13&day=&view= 観測史上1～10位の値(年間を通じての値)]</ref> The city is distinctly wet, with an average humidity of 73% and 193 rainy days in an average year. Precipitation is highest in the autumn and winter; it averages more than {{convert|250|mm|in|0}}/ month November through January when the [[Aleutian Low]] is strongest, but it is above {{convert|125|mm|in}} every month of the year. Along with [[Valdivia]], Chile, Kanazawa stands as the wettest extratropical city of its size or greater in the world.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

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|date=December 2011}}

===Population===
In the [[Demographics of Japan#Population Census|quinquennial census]] of 2010, the city has a [[population]] of 462,478 (2005: 454,607),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.go.jp/data/kokusei/2010/jinsoku/zuhyou/jinsoku.xls |title=2010 census |publisher=[[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]] |accessdate=April 29, 2011}}</ref> giving a [[population density]] of 989 persons per km².

==Culture==
[[Hyakumangoku Matsuri]] and [[Asano-gawa Enyukai]] are the major festivals held in Kanazawa.

Kanazawa-Haku is gold which is beaten into a paper-like sheet. [[Gold leaf]] plays a prominent part in the city's cultural crafts, to the extent that there is a gold leaf museum (Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum). It is found throughout Kanazawa and Ishikawa, and Kanazawa produces 99% of Japan's high-quality gold leaf: the gold leaf that covers the famous [[Kinkaku-ji|Golden Pavilion]] in Kyoto was produced in Kanazawa. Gold leaf is even put into food. The city is famous for tea with gold flakes, which is considered by the Japanese people to be good for health and vitality. Kanazawa lacquerware (Kanazawa shikki), a high-quality lacquerware traditionally decorated with gold dust, is also well-known.

'Cultural landscape in Kanazawa. Tradition and culture in the castle town' has been designated an [[Cultural Landscapes of Japan|Important Cultural Landscape]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails.asp?register_id=412&item_id=00003675 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=April 29, 2011}}</ref>

==Government==
The current mayor ({{As of|2011|lc=y}}) is Yukiyoshi Yamano, Independent, mayor of Kanazawa since December 10, 2010.

==Transport==
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[[File:Estacion Kanazawa Japon.jpg|thumb|''Tsuzumimon'', the main entrance to [[Kanazawa Station]]]]

Kanazawa is served by the [[JR West]] [[Hokuriku Main Line]] and the [[Hokuriku Railroad]]. Since 14 March 2015, the city is also served by a new extension of the [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]], shortening the trip from Tokyo to Kanazawa to around 2 and a half hours.

==Points of interest==
[[File:Kanazawa Castle.jpg|thumb|Snow falls on [[Kanazawa Castle]]]]

[[File:Kenrokuen bridge.jpg|thumb|Bridge in [[Kenroku-en]]]]

Kanazawa was one of the few major Japanese cities to be spared [[USAAF]] [[fire bombing]] during World War II. As a result, Kanazawa's considerable architectural heritage has been preserved.

[[Kenrokuen Garden]] is by far the most famous part of Kanazawa. Originally built as the outer garden of Kanazawa [[castle]], it was opened to the public in 1875. It is considered one of the "[[Three Great Gardens of Japan|three great gardens of Japan]]" and is filled with a variety of trees, ponds, waterfalls and flowers stretching over {{convert|25|acres|0|abbr=on}}). In winter, the park is notable for its [[yukitsuri]]{{snd}} ropes attached in a conical array to trees to support the branches under the weight of the heavy wet snow, thereby protecting the trees from damage.

Outside Kenrokuen is Ishikawa-mon, the back gate (karamate-mon) to [[Kanazawa Castle]]. The original castle was largely destroyed by fire in 1888 but part of it was partially restored as of 2001, with more to come. There are plans to re-create much of the original castle grounds, including some surrounding areas.

The Seisonkaku Villa was built in 1863 by a Maeda lord, Maeda Nariyasu (13th Lord) for his mother, Takako. It was originally called Tatsumi Goten (Tatsumi Palace). Much of it has been dismantled, but what remains is one of the most elegant remaining feudal lord villas in Japan. The villa stands in a corner of Kenrokuen; separate admission fees (¥700) apply. Notable features are the vividly coloured walls of the upper floor, with purple or red walls and dark-blue ceilings (red walls—''benigara''—are a Kanazawa tradition), and the custom-made English carpet in the audience chamber.

Kanazawa boasts numerous [[Edo period]] (1603–1867) former [[geisha house]]s in the Higashi Geisha District, across the [[Asano river]] (with its old stone bridge) out from central Kanazawa. Nearby is the Yougetsu Minshuku which sits at one end of one of the most photographed streets in Japan.

This area retains, almost completely, the look and feel of pre-modern Japan, its two-story wooden façades plain and austere. The effect is accentuated by the early morning mist. At night, the street is lit by recreated [[Taisho]]-period streetlamps.

The [[Oyama Shrine (Ishikawa)|Oyama-jinja]] shrine, which is considered an Important Cultural Asset, is also in Kanazawa. It is noted for its imposing three-story Shinmon gate influenced by Dutch design, built in 1875, with its brightly coloured stained-glass windows.

Kanazawa's [[Myoryuji Temple]] or ''Ninja-dera'' (Ninja Temple) is a fascinating amalgamation of traditional temple architecture, hidden doors, passageways, and hidden escape routes. Although the temple is often referred to as ''ninja dera'', it is not connected with ninjas at all. (This does not stop local tour operators and shops from selling ninja trinkets.) Local legend has it that the temple, with its hidden doors and passageways, was intended as a secret refuge for the local rulers in the case of an external threat.

[[Mount Utatsu]] gives a commanding view of the city of Kanazawa. [[Toyokuni Shrine (Kanazawa)|Toyokuni Shrine]], [[Utatsu Shrine (Kanazawa)|Utatsu Shrine]] (a [[Tenman-gū]]), and [[Atago Shrine (Kanazawa)|Atago Shrine]], known together as the Mount Utatsu Three Shrines, are found on the mountain. A monument to author [[Shusei Tokuda]] is located near the summit.

==Local cuisine==
Kanazawa is known for its traditional Kaga Cuisine. Seafood is a specialty, jumbo shrimp, followed by sushi and sashimi. The [[sake]] produced in this region is of high quality, smooth and sweet, derived from the rice grown in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]] as well as the considerable precipitation of the [[Hokuriku region]], allowing for an ample supply of clean, fresh water. Omicho market is a market in the middle of the city, originally open-air, and now covered, which dates back to the Edo period. Most of the shops there sell seafood.

==Education==
Kanazawa, in keeping with its tradition as a home of scholarship for the country, has numerous universities and two-year colleges.
* [[Kanazawa University]]{{snd}} is a large [[national university]] that traces its history back to the founding of a small medical school in 1862. Its immediate predecessor was the Fourth Upper High School, one of the elite preparatory schools for the [[National Seven Universities|Imperial Universities]] before the war. Many prominent politicians and other notables were graduates of 'Shiko', as it was known.
* [[Kanazawa Institute of Technology]] is in [[Nonoichi, Ishikawa]], a small neighboring city.
* [[Kanazawa College of Art]]
* [[Ishikawa Prefectural University]] is a prefecture-run university with majors in environmental science, food science, and bio-production sciences.
* [[Hokuriku University]]{{snd}} Hokudai is a small liberal arts college with a business management department specializing in foreign languages (Chinese and English): School of Future Learning and a pharmacy department: School of Pharmacy.
* [[Kanazawa Seiryo University]], a small business & education university.
* [[Kanazawa Medical University]] is a private medical university in Uchinada, a suburb of Kanazawa.
* [[Kanazawa Gakuin University]]
* [[Hokuriku Gakuin University]] (a.k.a. Mission Daigaku) is a university created in 2008 from two departments in the two-year junior college. The junior college section now consists of a further two departments. It has schools from kindergarten to university level, and celebrated the 125th year anniversary of its founding in 2010.

==Twin towns – Sister cities==
{{Refimprove section|date=March 2015}}
Kanazawa is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|US}} [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York]], United States (since December 18, 1962)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Porto Alegre]], Brazil (since March 20, 1967)
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Irkutsk]], Russia (since March 20, 1967)
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ghent]], Belgium (since October 4, 1971)<ref name="Ghent twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.gent.be/eCache/THE/4/216.cmVjPTEyNDIxNQ.html|title=Ghent Zustersteden|accessdate=2013-07-20|work=Stad Gent|publisher=City of Ghent|language=Dutch}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nancy, France|Nancy]], France (since October 12, 1973)
*{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu]], China (since June 13, 1981)
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonju]], South Korea (since April 30, 2002)

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kanazawa, Ishikawa}}

*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Kanazawa}}
* [http://www4.city.kanazawa.lg.jp Kanazawa City official website] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.city.kanazawa.ishikawa.jp/index_e.html Kanazawa City official website] {{en icon}}
* [http://www.kanazawa-tourism.com Kanazawa Tourist Information Guide] {{en icon}}
* [http://www.gojapango.com/travel/kanazawa.htm Kanazawa Guide] includes interactive map and over 340 pictures.

{{Ishikawa}}

{{Metropolitan cities of Japan}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Kanazawa, Ishikawa| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Ishikawa Prefecture]]
[[Category:Port settlements in Japan]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]

Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
| native_name = 新函館北斗駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Oshima-Ohno-station temporary.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Oshima-ōno Station (temporary structure) in May 2012
| other_name =
| address = [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hakodate Main Line]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = H70
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| former = Hongō (until 1942) Oshima-Ōno (1942-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Oshima-Ōno Station'''|渡島大野駅|Oshima-Ōno-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The station has been rebuilt for the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and has been renamed {{Nihongo|'''Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station'''|新函館北斗駅}}.
==Lines==
Presently, the Station is served by the [[Hakodate Main Line]] and the newly-opened [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is numbered H70.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hakodate Main Line|col=darkorange|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Nanae}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Niyama}}}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}|next=}}
{{S-end}}

==History==
[[File:Oshima-ono Station 01.jpg|right|thumb|Old station building in 2008]]
The station first opened on 10 December 1902, named {{Nihongo|Hongō Station|本郷駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編}}|trans_title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Oshima-Ōno on 1 April 1942.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

==Future==
[[File:Shin-Hakodate Hokuto station.jpg|right|thumb|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station under construction, July 2014]]
The station has been rebuilt and renamed {{Nihongo|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|新函館北斗駅}}, becoming a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] high-speed line when it opened on 26 March 2016.<ref name="doshin20140604">{{cite web |url= http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/543389.html|script-title=ja:駅名は「新函館北斗」　道新幹線　道がJRに近く提案 |trans_title= Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR |date= 4 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="doshin20140611">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/544748.html |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定　JR、新駅名発表 |trans_title= JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" |date= 11 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref> "Relay" shuttle services using three-car [[733 series]] electric trains are scheduled to operate to and from the centrally-located [[Hakodate Station]] (approximately 18 km away) when the high-speed line opens.<ref name="doshin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/chiiki2/562362.html |script-title=ja:JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的　リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず |trans_title=JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains |date=12 September 2014|work= Doshin Web|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

With the coming of the Hokkaido Shinkansen in 2016, the rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 February 2016 |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=12:40 |publisher=NHK }}</ref>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Line will finally connect Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido by high-speed bullet train. To welcome the occasion, the Oshima-Ōno Station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, will be remodeled into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and will receive a bronze ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' statue.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-02-28/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-welcome-hokkaido-bullet-train/.99134</ref>

In 2030, the Hokkaido Shinkansen is expected to open its extension beyond this station to Sapporo.

==References==
{{Commons category|Oshima-Ōno Station}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Hakodate Main Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{Coord|41.9053|N|140.6465|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima-Ono Station}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1902]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Japan]]

Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Okutsugaru-Imabetsu
| native_name = 奥津軽今別
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Tsugaru-imabetsu Station 01.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_name =
| address = Ōkawadai, [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Higashitsugaru District, Aomori|Higashitsugaru]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] {{Nihongo2|（青森県東津軽郡今別町大字大川平）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]([[Kaikyo Line]])
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1988
| closed =
| former = Tsugaru-Imabetsu (1988-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station'''|奥津軽今別駅|Okutsugaru-Imabetsu-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] in the town of [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Aomori Prefecture]], on the island of [[Honshu]], Japan. It is operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido), and is the last stop in Honshu before the [[Seikan Tunnel]] to [[Hokkaido]].

==Lines==
Okusugaru-Imabetsu Station is served by the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] between Tokyo or Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate. It used to be served by the [[Kaikyo Line]] between {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} and {{ja-stalink|Hakodate}}.

==Station layout==
Before the Hokkaido Shinkansen stations were made, Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station had two opposed [[side platform]]s serving two tracks. There is no station building, but only a small weather shelter on the platform. The station was unattended.

It is physically connected to [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[JR East]] [[Tsugaru Line]] by an underground passage.

===Platforms===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20 |'''1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230|■[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20px|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230px|■[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350px|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, {{ja-stalink|Hachinohe}} and {{ja-stalink|Tokyo}}

==History==
Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station was opened on March 13, 1988. From 2002, only the [[limited express]] [[Hakuchō (train)|''Hakuchō'']] stopped at this station. According to the 2015 timetable, there were two trains per day for each direction.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

From March 26 2016, the station became a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], renamed '''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu'''.<ref name="okunippo20140611">{{cite web |url= http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|script-title=ja: 新幹線駅名「奥津軽いまべつ」|trans_title= Shinkansen station to be named Okutsugaru-Imabetsu|date= 11 June 2014|work= Oku Nippo|publisher= The To-o Nippo Press Co.,Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140614064042/http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|archivedate= 14 June 2014|accessdate= 24 July 2015}}</ref> As the work to convert the Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station into the Shinkansen station was in progress, passenger services at the station were suspended from August 10, 2015.<ref name=Doshin20150810/> Since August 2015, there was no train service at this station due to the work to convert the station to a stop of the high-speed line.<ref name=Doshin20150810>{{Cite news|url=http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0166630.html|script-title=ja:海峡線、全列車きょうから津軽今別駅通過　北海道新幹線工事で|trans_title=All Kaikyo Line trains to pass Tsugaru Imabetsu Station from today for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction|date=August 10, 2015|language=Japanese|newspaper=The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Shinkansen, as well as this station, was opened, and ''Hakucho/Super Hakucho'' Limited express services stopped running.

==Surrounding area==
* [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[Tsugaru Line]]
*Road Station Imabetsu "Asukuru"
[[File:Imabetsu-futamata-EN.PNG|thumb|right|Tsugaru-Futamata and Tsugaru-Imabetsu]]

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Kaikyo Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Super Hakuchō]]'' ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]''*|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kanita}} via {{Ja-stalink|Naka-Oguni}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}<ref group="Note">The next stop on the line is actually {{ja-stalink|Tappi-Kaitei}}, but that station and the next 2 stations on the line after that are closed.</ref>|col=}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]'' ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}}}
{{s-end}}

{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

* ''Hakucho'' and ''Super Hakucho'' services have stopped running on 21 March 2016.

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.excite.co.jp/transfer/station/1071.html Location map] {{ja icon}}

{{Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line|state=expanded}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen|state=expanded}}

{{coord|41|08|41.95|N|140|30|55.94|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Imabetsu, Aomori]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1988]]

{{Aomori-railstation-stub}}

Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
| native_name = 新函館北斗駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Oshima-Ohno-station temporary.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Oshima-ōno Station (temporary structure) in May 2012
| other_name =
| address = [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hakodate Main Line]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = H70
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| former = Hongō (until 1942) Oshima-Ono (1942-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Oshima-Ōno Station'''|渡島大野駅|Oshima-Ōno-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The station has been rebuilt for the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and has been renamed {{Nihongo|'''Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station'''|新函館北斗駅}}.
==Lines==
Presently, the Station is served by the [[Hakodate Main Line]] and the newly-opened [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is numbered H70.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hakodate Main Line|col=darkorange|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Nanae}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Niyama}}}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}|next=}}
{{S-end}}

==History==
[[File:Oshima-ono Station 01.jpg|right|thumb|Old station building in 2008]]
The station first opened on 10 December 1902, named {{Nihongo|Hongō Station|本郷駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編}}|trans_title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Oshima-Ōno on 1 April 1942.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

==Future==
[[File:Shin-Hakodate Hokuto station.jpg|right|thumb|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station under construction, July 2014]]
The station has been rebuilt and renamed {{Nihongo|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|新函館北斗駅}}, becoming a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] high-speed line when it opened on 26 March 2016.<ref name="doshin20140604">{{cite web |url= http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/543389.html|script-title=ja:駅名は「新函館北斗」　道新幹線　道がJRに近く提案 |trans_title= Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR |date= 4 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="doshin20140611">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/544748.html |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定　JR、新駅名発表 |trans_title= JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" |date= 11 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref> "Relay" shuttle services using three-car [[733 series]] electric trains are scheduled to operate to and from the centrally-located [[Hakodate Station]] (approximately 18 km away) when the high-speed line opens.<ref name="doshin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/chiiki2/562362.html |script-title=ja:JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的　リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず |trans_title=JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains |date=12 September 2014|work= Doshin Web|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

With the coming of the Hokkaido Shinkansen in 2016, the rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 February 2016 |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=12:40 |publisher=NHK }}</ref>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Line will finally connect Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido by high-speed bullet train. To welcome the occasion, the Oshima-Ōno Station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, will be remodeled into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and will receive a bronze ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' statue.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-02-28/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-welcome-hokkaido-bullet-train/.99134</ref>

In 2030, the Hokkaido Shinkansen is expected to open its extension beyond this station to Sapporo.

==References==
{{Commons category|Oshima-Ōno Station}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Hakodate Main Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{Coord|41.9053|N|140.6465|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima-Ono Station}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1902]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Japan]]

Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station

2016-03-26T01:46:29Z

WillKS NVS: /* Future plans */

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
| native_name = 新函館北斗駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Oshima-Ohno-station temporary.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Oshima-ōno Station (temporary structure) in May 2012
| other_name =
| address = [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hakodate Main Line]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = H70
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| former = Hongō (until 1942) Oshima-Ono (1942-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Oshima-Ōno Station'''|渡島大野駅|Oshima-Ōno-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The station has been rebuilt for the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and has been renamed {{Nihongo|'''Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station'''|新函館北斗駅}}.
==Lines==
Presently, the Station is served by the [[Hakodate Main Line]] and the newly-opened [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is numbered H70.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hakodate Main Line|col=darkorange|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Nanae}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Niyama}}}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}|next=}}
{{S-end}}

==History==
[[File:Oshima-ono Station 01.jpg|right|thumb|Old station building in 2008]]
The station first opened on 10 December 1902, named {{Nihongo|Hongō Station|本郷駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編}}|trans_title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Oshima-Ōno on 1 April 1942.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

==Future==
[[File:Shin-Hakodate Hokuto station.jpg|right|thumb|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station under construction, July 2014]]
The station has been rebuilt and renamed {{Nihongo|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|新函館北斗駅}}, becoming a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] high-speed line when it opened on 26 March 2016.<ref name="doshin20140604">{{cite web |url= http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/543389.html|script-title=ja:駅名は「新函館北斗」　道新幹線　道がJRに近く提案 |trans_title= Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR |date= 4 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="doshin20140611">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/544748.html |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定　JR、新駅名発表 |trans_title= JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" |date= 11 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref> "Relay" shuttle services using three-car [[733 series]] electric trains are scheduled to operate to and from the centrally-located [[Hakodate Station]] (approximately 18 km away) when the high-speed line opens.<ref name="doshin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/chiiki2/562362.html |script-title=ja:JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的　リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず |trans_title=JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains |date=12 September 2014|work= Doshin Web|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

With the coming of the Hokkaido Shinkansen in 2016, the rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 February 2016 |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=12:40 |publisher=NHK }}</ref>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Line will finally connect Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido by high-speed bullet train. To welcome the occasion, the Oshima-Ōno Station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, will be remodeled into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and will receive a bronze ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' statue.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-02-28/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-welcome-hokkaido-bullet-train/.99134</ref>

In 2030, the Hokkaido Shinkansen is expected to open its extension beyond this station to Sapporo

==References==
{{Commons category|Oshima-Ōno Station}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Hakodate Main Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{Coord|41.9053|N|140.6465|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima-Ono Station}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1902]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Japan]]

Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station

2016-03-26T00:32:00Z

WillKS NVS:

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
| native_name = 新函館北斗駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Oshima-Ohno-station temporary.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Oshima-ōno Station (temporary structure) in May 2012
| other_name =
| address = [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hakodate Main Line]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = H70
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| former = Hongō (until 1942) Oshima-Ono (1942-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Oshima-Ōno Station'''|渡島大野駅|Oshima-Ōno-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The station has been rebuilt for the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and has been renamed {{Nihongo|'''Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station'''|新函館北斗駅}}.
==Lines==
Presently, the Station is served by the [[Hakodate Main Line]] and the newly-opened [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is numbered H70.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hakodate Main Line|col=darkorange|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Nanae}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Niyama}}}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}|next=}}
{{S-end}}

==History==
[[File:Oshima-ono Station 01.jpg|right|thumb|Old station building in 2008]]
The station first opened on 10 December 1902, named {{Nihongo|Hongō Station|本郷駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編}}|trans_title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Oshima-Ōno on 1 April 1942.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

==Future plans==
[[File:Shin-Hakodate Hokuto station.jpg|right|thumb|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station under construction, July 2014]]
The station has rebuilt and is to be renamed {{Nihongo|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|新函館北斗駅}}, becoming a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] high-speed line when it opens on 26 March 2016.<ref name="doshin20140604">{{cite web |url= http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/543389.html|script-title=ja:駅名は「新函館北斗」　道新幹線　道がJRに近く提案 |trans_title= Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR |date= 4 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="doshin20140611">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/544748.html |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定　JR、新駅名発表 |trans_title= JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" |date= 11 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref> "Relay" shuttle services using three-car [[733 series]] electric trains are scheduled to operate to and from the centrally-located [[Hakodate Station]] (approximately 18 km away) when the high-speed line opens.<ref name="doshin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/chiiki2/562362.html |script-title=ja:JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的　リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず |trans_title=JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains |date=12 September 2014|work= Doshin Web|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

With the coming of the Hokkaido Shinkansen in 2016, the rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 February 2016 |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=12:40 |publisher=NHK }}</ref>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Line will finally connect Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido by high-speed bullet train. To welcome the occasion, the Oshima-Ōno Station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, will be remodeled into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and will receive a bronze ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' statue.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-02-28/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-welcome-hokkaido-bullet-train/.99134</ref>

==References==
{{Commons category|Oshima-Ōno Station}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Hakodate Main Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{Coord|41.9053|N|140.6465|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima-Ono Station}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1902]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Japan]]

Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station

2016-03-26T00:31:33Z

WillKS NVS:

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
| native_name = 渡島大野駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Oshima-Ohno-station temporary.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Oshima-ōno Station (temporary structure) in May 2012
| other_name =
| address = [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hakodate Main Line]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = H70
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| former = Hongō (until 1942) Oshima-Ono (1942-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Oshima-Ōno Station'''|渡島大野駅|Oshima-Ōno-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The station has been rebuilt for the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and has been renamed {{Nihongo|'''Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station'''|新函館北斗駅}}.
==Lines==
Presently, the Station is served by the [[Hakodate Main Line]] and the newly-opened [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is numbered H70.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hakodate Main Line|col=darkorange|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Nanae}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Niyama}}}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}|next=}}
{{S-end}}

==History==
[[File:Oshima-ono Station 01.jpg|right|thumb|Old station building in 2008]]
The station first opened on 10 December 1902, named {{Nihongo|Hongō Station|本郷駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編}}|trans_title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Oshima-Ōno on 1 April 1942.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

==Future plans==
[[File:Shin-Hakodate Hokuto station.jpg|right|thumb|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station under construction, July 2014]]
The station has rebuilt and is to be renamed {{Nihongo|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|新函館北斗駅}}, becoming a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] high-speed line when it opens on 26 March 2016.<ref name="doshin20140604">{{cite web |url= http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/543389.html|script-title=ja:駅名は「新函館北斗」　道新幹線　道がJRに近く提案 |trans_title= Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR |date= 4 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="doshin20140611">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/544748.html |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定　JR、新駅名発表 |trans_title= JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" |date= 11 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref> "Relay" shuttle services using three-car [[733 series]] electric trains are scheduled to operate to and from the centrally-located [[Hakodate Station]] (approximately 18 km away) when the high-speed line opens.<ref name="doshin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/chiiki2/562362.html |script-title=ja:JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的　リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず |trans_title=JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains |date=12 September 2014|work= Doshin Web|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

With the coming of the Hokkaido Shinkansen in 2016, the rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 February 2016 |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=12:40 |publisher=NHK }}</ref>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Line will finally connect Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido by high-speed bullet train. To welcome the occasion, the Oshima-Ōno Station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, will be remodeled into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and will receive a bronze ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' statue.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-02-28/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-welcome-hokkaido-bullet-train/.99134</ref>

==References==
{{Commons category|Oshima-Ōno Station}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Hakodate Main Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{Coord|41.9053|N|140.6465|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima-Ono Station}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1902]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Japan]]

Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station

2016-03-26T00:29:43Z

WillKS NVS:

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Oshima-Ōno Station
| native_name = 渡島大野駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Oshima-Ohno-station temporary.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Oshima-ōno Station (temporary structure) in May 2012
| other_name =
| address = [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hakodate Main Line]] [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = H70
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| former = Hongō (until 1942) Oshima-Ono (1942-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Oshima-Ōno Station'''|渡島大野駅|Oshima-Ōno-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The station has been rebuilt for the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is to be renamed {{Nihongo|'''Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station'''|新函館北斗駅}} by the time the high speed line opens on 26 March 2016.

==Lines==
Presently, Oshima-Ōno Station is served by the [[Hakodate Main Line]] and the newly-opened [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is numbered H70.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hakodate Main Line|col=darkorange|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Nanae}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Niyama}}}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}|next=}}
{{S-end}}

There will be a further extension on the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Sapporo that will open around 2030. The next stop after this stop on the line should be Shin-Yakumo.

==History==
[[File:Oshima-ono Station 01.jpg|right|thumb|Old station building in 2008]]
The station first opened on 10 December 1902, named {{Nihongo|Hongō Station|本郷駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編}}|trans_title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Oshima-Ōno on 1 April 1942.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

==Future plans==
[[File:Shin-Hakodate Hokuto station.jpg|right|thumb|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station under construction, July 2014]]
The station has rebuilt and is to be renamed {{Nihongo|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|新函館北斗駅}}, becoming a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] high-speed line when it opens on 26 March 2016.<ref name="doshin20140604">{{cite web |url= http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/543389.html|script-title=ja:駅名は「新函館北斗」　道新幹線　道がJRに近く提案 |trans_title= Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR |date= 4 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="doshin20140611">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/544748.html |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定　JR、新駅名発表 |trans_title= JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" |date= 11 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref> "Relay" shuttle services using three-car [[733 series]] electric trains are scheduled to operate to and from the centrally-located [[Hakodate Station]] (approximately 18 km away) when the high-speed line opens.<ref name="doshin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/chiiki2/562362.html |script-title=ja:JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的　リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず |trans_title=JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains |date=12 September 2014|work= Doshin Web|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

With the coming of the Hokkaido Shinkansen in 2016, the rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 February 2016 |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=12:40 |publisher=NHK }}</ref>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Line will finally connect Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido by high-speed bullet train. To welcome the occasion, the Oshima-Ōno Station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, will be remodeled into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and will receive a bronze ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' statue.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-02-28/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-welcome-hokkaido-bullet-train/.99134</ref>

==References==
{{Commons category|Oshima-Ōno Station}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Hakodate Main Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{Coord|41.9053|N|140.6465|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima-Ono Station}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1902]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Japan]]

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{{Infobox station
| name = Okutsugaru-Imabetsu
| native_name = 奥津軽今別
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Tsugaru-imabetsu Station 01.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_name =
| address = Ōkawadai, [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Higashitsugaru District, Aomori|Higashitsugaru]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] {{Nihongo2|（青森県東津軽郡今別町大字大川平）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]([[Kaikyo Line]])
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1988
| closed =
| former = Tsugaru-Imabetsu (1988-2016)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station'''|奥津軽今別駅|Okutsugaru-Imabetsu-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] in the town of [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Aomori Prefecture]], on the island of [[Honshu]], Japan. It is operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido), and is the last stop in Honshu before the [[Seikan Tunnel]] to [[Hokkaido]].

Since August 2015, there is no train service at this station due to the work to convert the station to a stop of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]].<ref name=Doshin20150810>{{Cite news|url=http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0166630.html|script-title=ja:海峡線、全列車きょうから津軽今別駅通過　北海道新幹線工事で|trans_title=All Kaikyo Line trains to pass Tsugaru Imabetsu Station from today for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction|date=August 10, 2015|language=Japanese|newspaper=The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Lines==
Okusugaru-Imabetsu Station is served by the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] between Tokyo or Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate. It used to be served by the [[Kaikyo Line]] between {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} and {{ja-stalink|Hakodate}}.

==Station layout==
Before the Hokkaido Shinkansen stations were made, Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station had two opposed [[side platform]]s serving two tracks. There is no station building, but only a small weather shelter on the platform. The station was unattended.

It is physically connected to [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[JR East]] [[Tsugaru Line]] by an underground passage.

===Platforms===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20 |'''1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230|■[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20px|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230px|■[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350px|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, {{ja-stalink|Hachinohe}} and {{ja-stalink|Tokyo}}

==History==
Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station was opened on March 13, 1988. From 2002, only the [[limited express]] [[Hakuchō (train)|''Hakuchō'']] stopped at this station. According to the 2015 timetable, there were two trains per day for each direction.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

From March 26 2016, the station became a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], renamed '''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu'''.<ref name="okunippo20140611">{{cite web |url= http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|script-title=ja: 新幹線駅名「奥津軽いまべつ」|trans_title= Shinkansen station to be named Okutsugaru-Imabetsu|date= 11 June 2014|work= Oku Nippo|publisher= The To-o Nippo Press Co.,Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140614064042/http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|archivedate= 14 June 2014|accessdate= 24 July 2015}}</ref> As the work to convert the Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station into the Shinkansen station was in progress, passenger services at the station were suspended from August 10, 2015.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Shinkansen, as well as this station, was opened, and ''Hakucho/Super Hakucho'' Limited express services stopped running.

==Surrounding area==
* [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[Tsugaru Line]]
*Road Station Imabetsu "Asukuru"
[[File:Imabetsu-futamata-EN.PNG|thumb|right|Tsugaru-Futamata and Tsugaru-Imabetsu]]

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Kaikyo Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Super Hakuchō]]'' ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]''*|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kanita}} via {{Ja-stalink|Naka-Oguni}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}<ref group="Note">The next stop on the line is actually {{ja-stalink|Tappi-Kaitei}}, but that station and the next 2 stations on the line after that are closed.</ref>|col=}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]'' ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}}}
{{s-end}}

{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

* ''Hakucho'' and ''Super Hakucho'' services have stopped running on 21 March 2016.

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.excite.co.jp/transfer/station/1071.html Location map] {{ja icon}}

{{Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line|state=expanded}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Imabetsu, Aomori]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1988]]

{{Aomori-railstation-stub}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Oshima-Ōno Station
| native_name = 渡島大野駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Oshima-Ohno-station temporary.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Oshima-ōno Station (temporary structure) in May 2012
| other_name =
| address = [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]]
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hakodate Main Line]]
| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
| structure =
| code = H70
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| former = Hongō (until 1942)
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Oshima-Ōno Station'''|渡島大野駅|Oshima-Ōno-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hakodate Main Line]] in [[Hokuto, Hokkaido]], Japan, operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido). The station has been rebuilt for the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] and is to be renamed {{Nihongo|'''Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station'''|新函館北斗駅}} by the time the high speed line opens on 26 March 2016.

==Lines==
Presently, Oshima-Ōno Station is served by the [[Hakodate Main Line]], and is numbered H70.

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Hakodate Main Line|col=darkorange|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=Rapid|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Nanae}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Niyama}}}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=lawngreen|f=b}}
{{J-rserv|service=''Hayabusa Hayate''|col=|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}|next=}}
{{S-end}}

There will be a further extension on the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Sapporo that will open around 2030. The next stop after this stop on the line should be Shin-Yakumo.

==History==
[[File:Oshima-ono Station 01.jpg|right|thumb|Old station building in 2008]]
The station first opened on 10 December 1902, named {{Nihongo|Hongō Station|本郷駅}}.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |title = {{noitalic|停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編}}|trans_title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = | isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> It was renamed Oshima-Ōno on 1 April 1942.<ref name="teishajo1998"/> With the [[privatization]] of [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>

==Future plans==
[[File:Shin-Hakodate Hokuto station.jpg|right|thumb|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station under construction, July 2014]]
The station has rebuilt and is to be renamed {{Nihongo|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station|新函館北斗駅}}, becoming a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] high-speed line when it opens on 26 March 2016.<ref name="doshin20140604">{{cite web |url= http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/543389.html|script-title=ja:駅名は「新函館北斗」　道新幹線　道がJRに近く提案 |trans_title= Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR |date= 4 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="doshin20140611">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/544748.html |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定　JR、新駅名発表 |trans_title= JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" |date= 11 June 2014|work= Doshin Web |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |location= Japan|language= Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 June 2014}}</ref> "Relay" shuttle services using three-car [[733 series]] electric trains are scheduled to operate to and from the centrally-located [[Hakodate Station]] (approximately 18 km away) when the high-speed line opens.<ref name="doshin">{{cite web |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/chiiki2/562362.html |script-title=ja:JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的　リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず |trans_title=JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains |date=12 September 2014|work= Doshin Web|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

With the coming of the Hokkaido Shinkansen in 2016, the rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 February 2016 |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=12:40 |publisher=NHK }}</ref>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Line will finally connect Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido by high-speed bullet train. To welcome the occasion, the Oshima-Ōno Station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, will be remodeled into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and will receive a bronze ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' statue.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-02-28/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-welcome-hokkaido-bullet-train/.99134</ref>

==References==
{{Commons category|Oshima-Ōno Station}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Hakodate Main Line}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen}}

{{Coord|41.9053|N|140.6465|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima-Ono Station}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1902]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Japan]]

Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Okutsugaru-Imabetsu
| native_name = 奥津軽今別
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Tsugaru-imabetsu Station 01.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_name = Tsugaru-Imabetsu (1988-2016)
| address = Ōkawadai, [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Higashitsugaru District, Aomori|Higashitsugaru]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] {{Nihongo2|（青森県東津軽郡今別町大字大川平）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]([[Kaikyo Line]])
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1988
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station'''|奥津軽今別駅|Okutsugaru-Imabetsu-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] in the town of [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Aomori Prefecture]], on the island of [[Honshu]], Japan. It is operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido), and is the last stop in Honshu before the [[Seikan Tunnel]] to [[Hokkaido]].

Since August 2015, there is no train service at this station due to the work to convert the station to a stop of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]].<ref name=Doshin20150810>{{Cite news|url=http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0166630.html|script-title=ja:海峡線、全列車きょうから津軽今別駅通過　北海道新幹線工事で|trans_title=All Kaikyo Line trains to pass Tsugaru Imabetsu Station from today for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction|date=August 10, 2015|language=Japanese|newspaper=The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Lines==
Okusugaru-Imabetsu Station is served by the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] between Tokyo or Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate. It used to be served by the [[Kaikyo Line]] between {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} and {{ja-stalink|Hakodate}}.

==Station layout==
Before the Hokkaido Shinkansen stations were made, Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station had two opposed [[side platform]]s serving two tracks. There is no station building, but only a small weather shelter on the platform. The station was unattended.

It is physically connected to [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[JR East]] [[Tsugaru Line]] by an underground passage.

===Platforms===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20 |'''1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230|■[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20px|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230px|■[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350px|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, {{ja-stalink|Hachinohe}} and {{ja-stalink|Tokyo}}

==History==
Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station was opened on March 13, 1988. From 2002, only the [[limited express]] [[Hakuchō (train)|''Hakuchō'']] stopped at this station. According to the 2015 timetable, there were two trains per day for each direction.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

From March 26 2016, the station became a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], renamed '''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu'''.<ref name="okunippo20140611">{{cite web |url= http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|script-title=ja: 新幹線駅名「奥津軽いまべつ」|trans_title= Shinkansen station to be named Okutsugaru-Imabetsu|date= 11 June 2014|work= Oku Nippo|publisher= The To-o Nippo Press Co.,Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140614064042/http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|archivedate= 14 June 2014|accessdate= 24 July 2015}}</ref> As the work to convert the Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station into the Shinkansen station was in progress, passenger services at the station were suspended from August 10, 2015.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Shinkansen, as well as this station, was opened, and ''Hakucho/Super Hakucho'' Limited express services stopped running.

==Surrounding area==
* [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[Tsugaru Line]]
*Road Station Imabetsu "Asukuru"
[[File:Imabetsu-futamata-EN.PNG|thumb|right|Tsugaru-Futamata and Tsugaru-Imabetsu]]

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Kaikyo Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Super Hakuchō]]'' ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]''*|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kanita}} via {{Ja-stalink|Naka-Oguni}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}<ref group="Note">The next stop on the line is actually {{ja-stalink|Tappi-Kaitei}}, but that station and the next 2 stations on the line after that are closed.</ref>|col=}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]'' ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}}}
{{s-end}}

{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

* ''Hakucho'' and ''Super Hakucho'' services have stopped running on 21 March 2016.

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.excite.co.jp/transfer/station/1071.html Location map] {{ja icon}}

{{Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line|state=expanded}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen|state=expanded}}

{{coord|41|08|41.95|N|140|30|55.94|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Imabetsu, Aomori]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1988]]

{{Aomori-railstation-stub}}

Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Okutsugaru-Imabetsu
| native_name = 奥津軽今別
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Tsugaru-imabetsu Station 01.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_name = Tsugaru-Imabetsu (1988-2016)
| address = Ōkawadai, [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Higashitsugaru District, Aomori|Higashitsugaru]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] {{Nihongo2|（青森県東津軽郡今別町大字大川平）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]([[Kaikyo Line]])
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1988
| closed =
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{{nihongo|'''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station'''|奥津軽今別駅|Okutsugaru-Imabetsu-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] in the town of [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Aomori Prefecture]], on the island of [[Honshu]], Japan. It is operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido), and is the last stop in Honshu before the [[Seikan Tunnel]] to [[Hokkaido]].

Since August 2015, there is no train service at this station due to the work to convert the station to a stop of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]].<ref name=Doshin20150810>{{Cite news|url=http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0166630.html|script-title=ja:海峡線、全列車きょうから津軽今別駅通過　北海道新幹線工事で|trans_title=All Kaikyo Line trains to pass Tsugaru Imabetsu Station from today for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction|date=August 10, 2015|language=Japanese|newspaper=The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Lines==
Okusugaru-Imabetsu Station is served by the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] between Tokyo or Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate. It used to be served by the [[Kaikyo Line]] between {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} and {{ja-stalink|Hakodate}}.

==Station layout==
Before the Hokkaido Shinkansen stations were made, Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station had two opposed [[side platform]]s serving two tracks. There is no station building, but only a small weather shelter on the platform. The station was unattended.

It is physically connected to [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[JR East]] [[Tsugaru Line]] by an underground passage.

===Platforms===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20 |'''1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230|■[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20px|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230px|■[[Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350px|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, {{ja-stalink|Hachinohe}} and {{ja-stalink|Tokyo}}

==History==
Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station was opened on March 13, 1988. From 2002, only the [[limited express]] [[Hakuchō (train)|''Hakuchō'']] stopped at this station. According to the 2015 timetable, there were two trains per day for each direction.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

From March 26 2016, the station became a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], renamed '''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu'''.<ref name="okunippo20140611">{{cite web |url= http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|script-title=ja: 新幹線駅名「奥津軽いまべつ」|trans_title= Shinkansen station to be named Okutsugaru-Imabetsu|date= 11 June 2014|work= Oku Nippo|publisher= The To-o Nippo Press Co.,Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140614064042/http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|archivedate= 14 June 2014|accessdate= 24 July 2015}}</ref> As the work to convert the Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station into the Shinkansen station was in progress, passenger services at the station were suspended from August 10, 2015.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Shinkansen, as well as this station, was opened, and ''Hakucho/Super Hakucho'' Limited express services stopped running.

==Surrounding area==
* [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[Tsugaru Line]]
*Road Station Imabetsu "Asukuru"
[[File:Imabetsu-futamata-EN.PNG|thumb|right|Tsugaru-Futamata and Tsugaru-Imabetsu]]

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Kaikyo Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Super Hakuchō]]'' ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]''*|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kanita}} via {{Ja-stalink|Naka-Oguni}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}<ref group="Note">The next stop on the line is actually {{ja-stalink|Tappi-Kaitei}}, but that station and the next 2 stations on the line after that are closed.</ref>|col=}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]'' ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}}}
{{s-end}}

{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

* ''Hakucho'' and ''Super Hakucho'' services have stopped running on 21 March 2016.

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.excite.co.jp/transfer/station/1071.html Location map] {{ja icon}}

{{Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line|state=expanded}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Imabetsu, Aomori]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1988]]

{{Aomori-railstation-stub}}

Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Okutsugaru-Imabetsu
| native_name = 奥津軽今別
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Tsugaru-imabetsu Station 01.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_name = Tsugaru-Imabetsu (1988-2016)
| address = Ōkawadai, [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Higashitsugaru District, Aomori|Higashitsugaru]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] {{Nihongo2|（青森県東津軽郡今別町大字大川平）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]([[Kaikyo Line]])
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1988
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
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}}
{{nihongo|'''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station'''|奥津軽今別駅|Okutsugaru-Imabetsu-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] in the town of [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Aomori Prefecture]], on the island of [[Honshu]], Japan. It is operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido), and is the last stop in Honshu before the [[Seikan Tunnel]] to [[Hokkaido]].

Since August 2015, there is no train service at this station due to the work to convert the station to a stop of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]].<ref name=Doshin20150810>{{Cite news|url=http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0166630.html|script-title=ja:海峡線、全列車きょうから津軽今別駅通過　北海道新幹線工事で|trans_title=All Kaikyo Line trains to pass Tsugaru Imabetsu Station from today for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction|date=August 10, 2015|language=Japanese|newspaper=The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Lines==
Okusugaru-Imabetsu Station is served by the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] between Tokyo or Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate. It used to be served by the [[Kaikyo Line]] between {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} and {{ja-stalink|Hakodate}}.

==Station layout==
Before the Hokkaido Shinkansen stations were made, Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station had two opposed [[side platform]]s serving two tracks. There is no station building, but only a small weather shelter on the platform. The station was unattended.

It is physically connected to [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[JR East]] [[Tsugaru Line]] by an underground passage.

===Platforms===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20 |'''1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230|■[[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20px|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230px|■[[Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350px|for {{ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}, {{ja-stalink|Hachinohe}} and {{ja-stalink|Tokyo}}

==History==
Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station was opened on March 13, 1988. From 2002, only the [[limited express]] [[Hakuchō (train)|''Hakuchō'']] stopped at this station. According to the 2015 timetable, there were two trains per day for each direction.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

From March 26 2016, the station became a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], renamed '''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu'''.<ref name="okunippo20140611">{{cite web |url= http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|script-title=ja: 新幹線駅名「奥津軽いまべつ」|trans_title= Shinkansen station to be named Okutsugaru-Imabetsu|date= 11 June 2014|work= Oku Nippo|publisher= The To-o Nippo Press Co.,Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140614064042/http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|archivedate= 14 June 2014|accessdate= 24 July 2015}}</ref> As the work to convert the Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station into the Shinkansen station was in progress, passenger services at the station were suspended from August 10, 2015.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Shinkansen, as well as this station, was opened, and ''Hakucho/Super Hakucho'' Limited express services stopped running.
==Surrounding area==
* [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[Tsugaru Line]]
*Road Station Imabetsu "Asukuru"
[[File:Imabetsu-futamata-EN.PNG|thumb|right|Tsugaru-Futamata and Tsugaru-Imabetsu]]

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Kaikyo Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Super Hakuchō]]'' ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]''*|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kanita}} via {{Ja-stalink|Naka-Oguni}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}<ref group="Note">The next stop on the line is actually {{ja-stalink|Tappi-Kaitei}}, but that station and the next 2 stations on the line after that are closed.</ref>|col=}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]'' ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}}}
{{s-end}}

{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

* ''Hakucho'' and ''Super Hakucho'' services have stopped running on 21 March 2016.

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.excite.co.jp/transfer/station/1071.html Location map] {{ja icon}}

{{Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line|state=expanded}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen|state=expanded}}

{{coord|41|08|41.95|N|140|30|55.94|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Imabetsu, Aomori]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1988]]

{{Aomori-railstation-stub}}

Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Okutsugaru-Imabetsu
| native_name = 奥津軽今別
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Tsugaru-imabetsu Station 01.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_name = Tsugaru-Imabetsu (1988-2016)
| address = Ōkawadai, [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Higashitsugaru District, Aomori|Higashitsugaru]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] {{Nihongo2|（青森県東津軽郡今別町大字大川平）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = [[JR Hokkaido]]
| line = [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]]([[Kaikyo Line]])
| platforms =
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| opened = 1988
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu Station'''|奥津軽今別駅|Okutsugaru-Imabetsu-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] in the town of [[Imabetsu, Aomori|Imabetsu]], [[Aomori Prefecture]], on the island of [[Honshu]], Japan. It is operated by [[Hokkaido Railway Company]] (JR Hokkaido), and is the last stop in Honshu before the [[Seikan Tunnel]] to [[Hokkaido]].

Since August 2015, there is no train service at this station due to the work to convert the station to a stop of the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]].<ref name=Doshin20150810>{{Cite news|url=http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0166630.html|script-title=ja:海峡線、全列車きょうから津軽今別駅通過　北海道新幹線工事で|trans_title=All Kaikyo Line trains to pass Tsugaru Imabetsu Station from today for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction|date=August 10, 2015|language=Japanese|newspaper=The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Lines==
Okusugaru-Imabetsu Station is served by the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] between Tokyo or Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate. It used to be served by the [[Kaikyo Line]] between {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} and {{ja-stalink|Hakodate}}.

==Station layout==
Before the Hokkaido Shinkansen stations were made, Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station had two opposed [[side platform]]s serving two tracks. There is no station building, but only a small weather shelter on the platform. The station was unattended.

It is physically connected to [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[JR East]] [[Tsugaru Line]] by an underground passage.

===Platforms===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20 |'''1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230|■[[Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350|for {{ja-stalink|Hakodate}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=20px|'''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=230px|■[[Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line]]
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=350px|for {{ja-stalink|Aomori}} and {{ja-stalink|Hachinohe}}
|}

==History==
Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station was opened on March 13, 1988. From 2002, only the [[limited express]] [[Hakuchō (train)|''Hakuchō'']] stopped at this station. According to the 2015 timetable, there were two trains per day for each direction.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

From March 26 2016, the station became a stop on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]], renamed '''Okutsugaru-Imabetsu'''.<ref name="okunippo20140611">{{cite web |url= http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|script-title=ja: 新幹線駅名「奥津軽いまべつ」|trans_title= Shinkansen station to be named Okutsugaru-Imabetsu|date= 11 June 2014|work= Oku Nippo|publisher= The To-o Nippo Press Co.,Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140614064042/http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2014/20140611150036.asp|archivedate= 14 June 2014|accessdate= 24 July 2015}}</ref> As the work to convert the Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station into the Shinkansen station was in progress, passenger services at the station were suspended from August 10, 2015.<ref name=Doshin20150810/>

On March 26, the Hokkaido Shinkansen, as well as this station, was opened, and ''Hakucho/Super Hakucho'' Limited express services stopped running.
==Surrounding area==
* [[Tsugaru-Futamata Station]] on the [[Tsugaru Line]]
*Road Station Imabetsu "Asukuru"
[[File:Imabetsu-futamata-EN.PNG|thumb|right|Tsugaru-Futamata and Tsugaru-Imabetsu]]

==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Kaikyo Line|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hakuchō (train)|Super Hakuchō]]'' ''[[Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō]]''*|previous={{Ja-stalink|Kanita}} via {{Ja-stalink|Naka-Oguni}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}<ref group="Note">The next stop on the line is actually {{ja-stalink|Tappi-Kaitei}}, but that station and the next 2 stations on the line after that are closed.</ref>|col=}}
{{J-route|route=Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016)|col=LawnGreen}}
{{J-rserv|service=''[[Hayabusa (train)|Hayabusa]]'' ''[[Hayate (train)|Hayate]]''|previous={{Ja-stalink|Shin-Aomori}}|next={{Ja-stalink|Kikonai}}}}
{{s-end}}

{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

* ''Hakucho'' and ''Super Hakucho'' services have stopped running on 21 March 2016.

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.excite.co.jp/transfer/station/1071.html Location map] {{ja icon}}

{{Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line|state=expanded}}
{{Hokkaido Shinkansen|state=expanded}}

{{coord|41|08|41.95|N|140|30|55.94|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company]]
[[Category:Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line]]
[[Category:Imabetsu, Aomori]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1988]]

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Talk:Tsugaru-Imabetsu Station

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