Tempoku Line

The Tempoku Line (天北線 Tempoku-sen) was a railway line most recently operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) in Hokkaidō, Japan. The 148.9 kilometres line connected from Otoineppu to Minami-Wakkanai via Nakatonbetsu, Hamatonbetsu and Sarufutsu until its closure in 1989. This railway line was named after Teshio Province and Kitami Province.

Tempoku Line
Tempoku Express train
Overview
LocaleHokkaido
TerminiOtoineppu
Minami-Wakkanai
Stations30
Operation
Opened1914
Closed1989
OwnerJR Hokkaido
Technical
Line length148.9 km (92.5 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNot electrified

History

The first section from Otoineppu to Shō-Tombetsu was opened in 1914. All section was opened in 1922, as the first railway line for Wakkanai. In 1926, Teshio line via Horonobe was opened. From Otoineppu to Wakkanai, the distance of this line was longer than Teshio line. In 1930, Teshio line was integrated into Sōya Main Line, and this line was separated from it and renamed Kitami line[1]. In 1961, Kitami line was renamed to Tempoku line. In 1987, JNR was privatized, and this line was inherited by JR Hokkaido, but abandoned in 1 May 1989.

Stations
Station Distance (km) Connections Location
Otoineppu音威子府0.0Sōya Main LineOtoineppu
Kami-Otoineppu上音威子府5.4
Tenpoku-Zakae天北栄11.6Nakatonbetsu
Shō-Tonbetsu小頓別15.6
Kami-Tonbetsu上頓別20.6
Megumino恵野23.2
Pinneshiri敏音知27.1
Shūmaro周磨31.2
Matsuneshiri松音知34.5
Kamikoma上駒37.4
Naka-Tonbetsu中頓別42.5
Kotobuki寿46.6
Shin-Yayoi新弥生48.0
Shimo-Tonbetsu下頓別51.6Hamatonbetsu
Tokiwa常盤54.8
Hama-Tonbetsu浜頓別61.5
Kita-Tonbetsu北頓別
Yamagaru山軽67.7
Yasubetsu安別70.4Sarufutsu
Hikōjō-mae飛行場前72.8
Asajino浅茅野76.7
Sarufutsu猿払82.9
Ashino芦野87.4
Onishibetsu鬼志別93.7
Koishi小石99.0
Magarifuchi曲淵116.7Wakkanai
Numakawa沼川121.0
Kabaoka樺岡127.2
Keihoku恵北136.3
Higashi-Koetoi東声問
Koetoi声問141.8
Uennai宇遠内146.8
Minami-Wakkanai南稚内148.9Sōya Main Line
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See also

References
  1. 田中和夫（監修） 『写真で見る北海道の鉄道』上巻 国鉄・JR線 北海道新聞社（編集）2002年7月15日 ISBN 4-89453-220-4。ISBN 978-4-89453-220-5
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