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26-461: The line is a part of the main line between Sapporo and eastern Hokkaido. Super Ōzora limited express trains run between Sapporo and Kushiro 7 times a day, while Super Tokachi runs twice daily, Tokachi 4 times daily, both between Sapporo and Obihiro . The Marimo sleeping car service which formerly operated between Sapporo and Kushiro, was discontinued in 2008. There are no local train services between Shin-Yūbari and Shintoku , since

52-690: A density of 2.2 persons per km². The total area is 571.31 km². Tomamu in the eastern part of the village area is the site of the Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, one of Hokkaido's major ski resorts, located on the southern slopes of Mount Tomamu . The resort is dominated by four 40-storey (121 metre) high-rise towers built during the boom of the late 1980s. The exteriors of these buildings have recently been redecorated by Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) of Shibuya, Tokyo to make them harmonize better with their surroundings. Shimukappu and Tomamu have

78-653: A student exchange/sister city program with Aspen, Colorado . Shimukappu is the location of a new nature reserve, called the Horoka Tomamu Montane Forest, established in 2010, by the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity . According to the Köppen climate classification , Shimukappu features a humid continental climate ( Dfb ) with warm, wet summers and cold, extremely snowy winters. Shimukappu's mascot

104-658: Is a passing loop in Abira, Hokkaidō with two tracks and two snow shelters (one of them is connected to a tunnel). 42°54′26″N 141°55′20″E  /  42.90711°N 141.92219°E  / 42.90711; 141.92219 Takinoshita Passing Loop ( 滝ノ下信号場 , Takinoshita Shingōjō ) is a passing loop in Kuriyama, Hokkaidō with two tracks and two snow shelters. 42°55′54″N 142°05′30″E  /  42.93176°N 142.09153°E  / 42.93176; 142.09153 Kaede Passing Loop ( 楓信号場 , Kaede Shingōjō )

130-608: Is a passing loop in Minamifurano, Hokkaidō with three tracks and two snow shelters. The center track is bidirectional. There are three passing loops shared by the Sekishō Line and Nemuro Main Line between Kami-Ochiai Junction and Shintoku Station. 43°06′07″N 142°45′48″E  /  43.10189°N 142.76342°E  / 43.10189; 142.76342 Shin-Karikachi Passing Loop ( 新狩勝信号場 , Shin-Karikachi Shingōjō )

156-496: Is a passing loop in Shintoku, Hokkaidō with two tracks and two snow shelters. The loop is located next to the eastern mouth of 5,790 m long Shin-Karikachi tunnel. 43°03′14″N 142°47′31″E  /  43.05382°N 142.79192°E  / 43.05382; 142.79192 Hirouchi Passing Loop ( 広内信号場 , Hirouchi Shingōjō ) is a passing loop in Shintoku, Hokkaidō with three tracks and two snow shelters. The west track

182-662: Is a passing loop in Yūbari, Hokkaidō with two tracks and two snow shelters. It was Kaede Station before 12 March 1994. 42°56′01″N 142°10′34″E  /  42.93360°N 142.17600°E  / 42.93360; 142.17600 Osawa Passing Loop ( オサワ信号場 , Osawa Shingōjō ) is a passing loop in Mukawa, Hokkaidō with two tracks and two snow shelters. 42°56′37″N 142°13′10″E  /  42.94370°N 142.21939°E  / 42.94370; 142.21939 Higashi-Osawa Passing Loop ( 東オサワ信号場 , Higashi-Osawa Shingōjō )

208-614: Is a passing loop in Mukawa with two tracks and two snow shelters. 42°57′00″N 142°18′29″E  /  42.95000°N 142.30803°E  / 42.95000; 142.30803 Seifūzan Passing Loop ( 清風山信号場 , Seifūzan Shingōjō ) is a passing loop in Shimukappu, Hokkaidō with two tracks and two snow shelters. 42°58′25″N 142°20′25″E  /  42.97370°N 142.34022°E  / 42.97370; 142.34022 Onitōge Passing Loop ( 鬼峠信号場 , Onitōge Shingōjō )

234-667: Is a passing loop in Shimukappu with two tracks and two snow shelters. 43°03′59″N 142°32′37″E  /  43.06628°N 142.54361°E  / 43.06628; 142.54361 Horoka Passing Loop ( ホロカ信号場 , Horoka Shingōjō ) is a passing loop in Shimukappu with two tracks and two snow shelters. It was completed in 1981 as Tomamu Passing Loop, but was renamed in 1987 to avoid confusion with Tomamu Station . 43°04′25″N 142°40′22″E  /  43.07352°N 142.67267°E  / 43.07352; 142.67267 Kushinai Passing Loop ( 串内信号場 , Kushinai Shingōjō )

260-650: Is located in Shin-Karikachi Tunnel ( 新狩勝トンネル ) (near the western mouth). 42°48′13″N 141°44′04″E  /  42.80361°N 141.73444°E  / 42.80361; 141.73444 Komasato Passing Loop ( 駒里信号場 , Komasato Shingōjō ) is a passing loop in Chitose, Hokkaidō with two tracks and two snow shelters. 42°49′28″N 141°48′18″E  /  42.82457°N 141.80492°E  / 42.82457; 141.80492 Nishi-Hayakita Passing Loop ( 西早来信号場 , Nishi-Hayakita Shingōjō )

286-586: Is used for siding for both up and down. 43°04′51″N 142°47′48″E  /  43.08073°N 142.79653°E  / 43.08073; 142.79653 Nishi-Shintoku Passing Loop ( 西新得信号場 , Nishi-Shintoku Shingōjō ) is a passing loop in Shintoku, Hokkaidō with two tracks and two snow shelters. In 1892, the Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company opened the Yūbari Line ( 夕張線 , Yūbari-sen ) from Oiwake to Yūbari for transporting coal to

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312-581: The Nemuro Main Line ) sections opened in 1981, becoming the two ends of the Sekishō Line. The Yūbari Line was renamed in two sections, the section between Oiwake and Shin-Yūbari becoming the mid section of the Sekishō Line, and the section between Shin-Yūbari and Yūbari becoming the Yūbari Branch Line of the Sekishō Line. The new line shortened the main route to eastern Hokkaido. Previously, passengers to Shintoku and further east had to travel via

338-460: The Nemuro Main Line . In 1985 the Yūbari station was relocated 1.3 km south of its original location, and it was moved another 800 m south in 1990. On 17 August 2016, JR Hokkaido announced the Yūbari Branch Line from Shin-Yūbari to Yūbari would close. The branch line closed on 31 March 2019. On 25 August 2016, torrential rain from Typhoon Mindulle caused erosion at Horoka passing loop, closing

364-414: The 6-car formation became derailed. The train caught fire, and all of the 245 people on board, including train staff eventually evacuated the train. 39 were treated for smoke inhalation and minor burn injuries. The burnt-out train was removed from the tunnel on 29 May 2011. At around 20:50 on 16 February 2012, a freight train derailed at Higashi-Oiwake Station after passing a signal at red and colliding with

390-691: The Japanese Misplaced Pages Sapporo Station Sapporo Station ( 札幌駅 , Sapporo-eki ) is a major railway station in Kita-ku, Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan . It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), and is also connected to the Subway Sapporo Station . Sapporo Station is the starting point and terminus for most limited express services operated by JR Hokkaido. It also has

416-592: The Port of Muroran via the Muroran Main Line . In 1906, the Japanese Government nationalised the company, and double-tracked the line between 1912 and 1919. However, the line was single-tracked in 1932. The abandoned western tunnel north of Shimizusawa, and significant portions of the second line formation are still visible. The Minami-Chitose - Oiwake and Shin-Yūbari - Kami-Ochiai Junction (on

442-582: The Shin-Yūbari - Shintoku section until 29 August. However, on 31 August further torrential rain from Typhoon Lionrock caused further erosion at Tomamu, closing the section again until 1 October. Three separate private railways connected to the Yūbari line: On 27 May 2011, the Super Ōzora 14 service from Kushiro to Sapporo was brought to an emergency stop inside the 685 metre-long No. 1 Niniu Tunnel in Shimukappu, Hokkaidō , at around 21:55 after car number 2 of

468-407: The line runs through rather sparsely populated areas. There is a local train service between Minami-Chitose and Shin-Yūbari, with one train approximately every 2 hours. 43°6′8″N 142°41′31″E  /  43.10222°N 142.69194°E  / 43.10222; 142.69194 Kami-Ochiai Junction ( 上落合信号場 , Kami-Ochiai Shingōjō ) is a junction in Minamifurano , Sorachi . This junction

494-616: The platforms. It has a commercial facility called Paseo under the ground and JR Tower on the south side of the station. The station is also planned to become a new high-rise building and a terminal station of the Hokkaido Shinkansen that is scheduled to open in Spring 2031. On 16 October, 2022, due to construction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension to Sapporo, Platform 11 opened for passengers while Platform 1

520-474: The station prior to their discontinuation. 43°04′07″N 141°21′02.8″E  /  43.06861°N 141.350778°E  / 43.06861; 141.350778 Shimukappu, Hokkaid%C5%8D Shimukappu ( 占冠村 , Shimukappu-mura ) is a village located in Kamikawa Subprefecture , Hokkaido , Japan . As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,251 and

546-632: The tallest building ( JR Tower ) in Hokkaido. Sapporo station is developing into a commercial center as large as Ōdōri Park and Susukino . The following JR Hokkaido lines and trains pass through or terminate at Sapporo Station: ■ ■ Hakodate Main Line        Chitose Line        Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) Sapporo Station consists of five platforms that are raised above street level. These raised platforms serve 10 tracks which run in an east–west direction. Two concourses run north–south below

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572-415: The wall of a snow shelter adjacent to the station. The up container freight train from Kushiro Freight Terminal to Sapporo Freight Terminal was normally scheduled to pass Higashi-Oiwake Station non-stop, but on this occasion faced a red signal to allow the delayed down Super Ōzora 13 service to pass in the opposite direction. The driver reportedly applied the brakes, but the train failed to stop and

598-628: Was a passing loop in Shimukappu with two tracks. It was located in Onitōge tunnel and taken out of service from 3 March 1986. 43°01′05″N 142°26′00″E  /  43.01799°N 142.43322°E  / 43.01799; 142.43322 Higashi-Shimukappu Passing Loop ( 東占冠信号場 , Higashi-Shimukappu Shingōjō ) is a passing loop in Shimukappu with two tracks and two snow shelters. 43°02′41″N 142°28′14″E  /  43.04463°N 142.47050°E  / 43.04463; 142.47050 Takinosawa Passing Loop ( 滝ノ沢信号場 , Takinosawa Shingōjō )

624-401: Was derailed by the catch points protecting the single-track line, hitting the wall of a snow shelter protecting the junction. The JR Freight Class DF200 diesel locomotive and four of the container wagons in the train were derailed, but the lone 25-year-old driver was uninjured. Six train services were cancelled as a result. This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in

650-646: Was discontinued. The new platform can accommodate trains up to six cars long. Sapporo Station opened on 28 November 1880 as a terminus of the Horonai Railway. A new station building was built in 1881 and it was enlarged as Sapporo developed. In 1908, the station building was rebuilt because of a fire in 1907. The restored building can be found in the Historical Village of Hokkaido in Nopporo Forest Park. The third reconstruction

676-495: Was finished in 1951 and the Sapporo Subway was opened in 1971. An underground shopping center was started in 1972, and a commercial building was opened on the east side of the station in 1978. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The current building was built in 2003. Overnight sleeping car trains Cassiopeia , Hokutosei , and Hamanasu served

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