Senmō Main Line
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Senmō Main Line Shiretoko rapid train
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Locale | Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| Termini |
Abashiri Kushiro |
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| Stations | 27 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1924 | ||
| Operator(s) | Hokkaido Railway Company | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 166,2 km | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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The Senmō Main Line (釧網本線 Senmō-honsen?) is a Japanese railway line in Hokkaido, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), between Higashi-Kushiro Station in Kushiro and Abashiri Station in Abashiri. The name comes from Kushiro (釧路?) and Abashiri (網走?). In 2008, a dual-mode transit vehicle was tested on parts of the line.
On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's President announced plans to rationalise its network by up to 1,237 km, or ~50% of the current network, including the proposed conversion of the Senmo Main Line to Third Sector operation, but if local governments are not agreeable, the line will face closure.
In 1887 a private 41 km 1067mm gauge line was opened from a sulphur mine at Atsanobori to a refinery at Shibecha, 48 km north of Kushiro. Known as the Kushiro Railway, it closed 9 years later when the sulphur was mined out. 35 years after it closed the 17 km section of the Senmo line between Mashu - Shibecha was built on the formation of the Kushiro Railway.
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