South Hokkaido Railway Company

South Hokkaido Railway Company
Native name
道南いさりび鉄道
Company typePrivate KK
GenreRail transport
Founded24 December 2014
Headquarters
Japan
Area served
Hokkaido
ServicesPassenger railway
OwnerGovernments of Hokkaido Prefecture, Hokuto, Hakodate and Kikonai cities
Websitewww.shr-isaribi.jp
South Hokkaido Railway Head Office

The South Hokkaido Railway Company (道南いさりび鉄道株式会社, Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha) is a third-sector railway company based in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.

Ownership of the stock is shared in the following proportions:[1]

  • Hokkaido Prefecture 80%;
  • Hokuto City 11.2%;
  • Hakodate City 4.4%;
  • Kikonai Town 4.4%.

Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line

Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line
Diesel railcar type KiHa 40 running on the Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line (September 2022)
Overview
Native name道南いさりび鉄道線
LocaleHokkaido
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeRegional rail
Technical
Line length37.8 km (23.5 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationAC 20 KV 50 Hz (except sections near Kikonai which uses 25 KV 50 Hz) with Overhead catenary
Route map

The company took control of passenger operations on the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) Esashi Line between Kikonai and Goryōkaku following the commencement of operations of the Hokkaido Shinkansen on 26 March 2016. The line was then renamed the Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line (道南いさりび鉄道線).[2]

Services

All services on the Line are Local trains, stopping at every station.[3]

Trains operate between Hakodate (on the Hakodate Main Line), Goryōkaku and Kamiiso approximately every hour, with some extra services during peak hours.[3] Nearly every second train continues through to Kikonai giving a train approximately every 2 hours over the full length of the line.

Stations

All stations are in Hokkaido.
Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop

No.[4] Station Japanese Between (km) Distance (km) Transfers Track Location
 H75  Hakodate 函館 0 -3.4 Hakodate City Tram:

■ Route 2

■ Route 5

(at Hakodate-Ekimae)

∥ Hakodate
↑All trains operate a through service to/from Hakodate on the Hakodate Main Line↑
 H74  Goryōkaku 五稜郭 3.4 0.0 ■ Hakodate Main Line ∨ Hakodate
 sh11  Nanaehama 七重浜 2.7 2.7   ◇ Hokuto
 sh10  Higashi-Kunebetsu 東久根別 2.6 5.3   ｜
 sh09  Kunebetsu 久根別 1.2 6.5   ◇
 sh08  Kiyokawaguchi 清川口 1.1 7.6   ｜
 sh07  Kamiiso 上磯 1.2 8.8   ◇
 sh06  Moheji 茂辺地 8.8 17.6   ◇
 sh05  Oshima-Tōbetsu 渡島当別 5.0 22.6   ◇
 sh04  Kamaya 釜谷 4.9 27.5   ◇ Kikonai
 sh03  Izumisawa 泉沢 3.1 30.6   ◇
 sh02  Satsukari 札苅 3.4 34.0   ◇
 sh01  Kikonai 木古内 3.8 37.8
◇

Sightseeing Train

The company refurbished KiHa 40 car 1793 to operate sightseeing train Nagamare Kaikyo.[5] Operating on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, it departs from Hakodate Station at 15:50 and makes stops at Kamiiso, Kikonai and Moheji before returning to Hakodate at 20:00. Round-trip train travel, food and drink are included in the ticket price.

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2016, the company operates a fleet of nine KiHa 40 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains formerly owned by JR Hokkaido.[6]

  • A KiHa 40 series unit in JR Hokkaido livery
    A KiHa 40 series unit in JR Hokkaido livery
  • KiHa 40-1814 in new yellow livery in July 2016
    KiHa 40-1814 in new yellow livery in July 2016
  • KiHa 40-1793 in Nagamare livery in April 2016
    KiHa 40-1793 in Nagamare livery in April 2016

History

The company was established on July 21, 2005 as the Hokkaidō Dōnan Chiiki Heikō Zairaisen Junbi Kabushikigaisha (北海道道南地域並行在来線準備株式会社). On December 24, 2014, the current name was announced. On March 22, 2015, the logo was unveiled.[7] Revenue service commenced in March 2016, in conjunction with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding Japanese article.

  1. ^ Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō (2015). "事業報告書 (Annual Report)" (PDF) (in Japanese). p. 2. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  2. ^ South Hokkaido Railway Company (27 March 2015). "鉄道事業許可申請について" [Application for Railway Business Permission] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "884e7630a75528e9208e39501ae4f4c2.pdf" (PDF). South Hokkaido Railway. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  4. ^ South Hokkaido Railway Company. "路線図・駅情報" (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. ^ "観光列車「ながまれ海峡号」紹介 | 道南いさりび鉄道株式会社" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  6. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2016 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 7. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  7. ^ 道南いさりび鉄道、ロゴマークを発表…津軽海峡をモチーフ [South Hokkaido Railway Company unveils logo - Tsugaru Straits motif]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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