Ochiai Station (Hokkaido)
Ochiai Station 落合駅 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Minamifurano, Sorachi, Hokkaido Japan |
| Coordinates | 43°7′30″N 142°40′8″E / 43.12500°N 142.66889°E |
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | Nemuro Main Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | T37 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
Ochiai Station (落合駅, Ochiai eki) is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido. It is located in Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan. Station number is T37. The elevation is 413 metres (AMSL).
Line[edit]
Station structure[edit]
The station has two platforms serving three tracks.
History[edit]
The station opened on 3 September 1901.
Future plans[edit]
In 2016 the section of the Nemuro Main Line between Shintoku and Higashi-Shikagoe underwent extensive damage due to heavy rainfall.[1] Since then, a substitute bus service was put in place serving this section of the Nemuro Main Line.[1] However, in 2024 it was decided that this station, along with the rest of the Nemuro Main Line between Furano and Shintoku, would be closed permanently effective 1 April of that year.[1]
Surrounding area[edit]
There were Karikachi signal stop, Karikachi tunnel and Niinai Station between this station and Shintoku Station. In 1966 the old line was replaced by new line through Shin-Karikachi tunnel.[2]
Karikachi signal stop[edit]
Karikachi signal stop (狩勝信号場, Karikachi shingōjō) was located near the west mouth of ( old )Karikachi tunnel. It had zig zag. 43°8′17″N 142°45′17″E / 43.13806°N 142.75472°E
Karikachi tunnel[edit]
Kaikachi tunnel (狩勝トンネル, Karikachi tonneru) was 654m long and 534m high (AMSL) at the highest point. 43°8′7″N 142°45′43″E / 43.13528°N 142.76194°E
Niinai Station[edit]
Niinai station (新内駅, Niinai eki) was located in the middle of the eastern slope. 43°9′33″N 142°48′54″E / 43.15917°N 142.81500°E
Adjacent stations[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "JR北海道、4/1廃止の富良野～東鹿越間で増発 - 「狩勝」普通列車に". MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "根室本線の狩勝峠越え―1:50,000地形図「新得」,1:25,000地形図「狩勝峠」「新得」―". Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
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