Sekisho Line

Sekishō Line
A snow shelter protecting railway switches from possible freezing, at Nishi-Shintoku Junction
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Hokkaido
Termini	Minami-Chitose Shintoku
Stations	15
Operation
Owner	JR Hokkaido
Technical
Line length	132.4 km (82.3 mi) (main line)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

The Sekishō Line (石勝線, Sekishō-sen^?) is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The main Sekishō Line connects Minami-Chitose in Chitose and Shintoku Station in the town of Shintoku. A branch line connects Shin-Yūbari to Yūbari. The name of the line comes from the subprefectures along the route, namely Ishikari (石狩^?) and Tokachi (十勝^?).

On 17 August 2016 JR Hokkaido announced the Shin-Yūbari - Yūbari branch line will close on 31 March 2019.

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.