Ochiai Station (Hokkaido)

For the Tozai Line station in Tokyo, see Ochiai Station (Tokyo).

Ochiai Station

落合駅
General information
LocationMinamifurano, Sorachi, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates43°7′30″N 142°40′8″E / 43.12500°N 142.66889°E / 43.12500; 142.66889
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Nemuro Main Line
Other information
Station codeT37
History
Opened3 September 1901
Closed1 April 2024

Ochiai Station (落合駅, Ochiai eki) was a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It was located in Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan, and was numbered T37. The elevation is 413 meters (AMSL).

Line

Station structure

The station has two platforms serving three tracks.

History

The station opened on 3 September 1901.

Future plans

In 2016 the section of the Nemuro Main Line between Shintoku and Higashi-Shikagoe suffered extensive damage due to heavy rainfall.[1] Since then, a substitute bus service was put in place serving this section of the Nemuro Main Line.[1] However, in 2024 it was decided that this station, along with the rest of the Nemuro Main Line between Furano and Shintoku, would be closed permanently effective 1 April of that year.[1]

Surrounding area

There were Karikachi signal stop, Karikachi tunnel and Niinai Station between this station and Shintoku Station. In 1966 the old line was replaced by new line through Shin-Karikachi tunnel.[2]

Karikachi signal stop

Karikachi signal stop (狩勝信号場, Karikachi shingōjō) was located near the west mouth of ( old )Karikachi tunnel. It had zig zag. 43°8′17″N 142°45′17″E / 43.13806°N 142.75472°E / 43.13806; 142.75472

Karikachi tunnel

Kaikachi tunnel (狩勝トンネル, Karikachi tonneru) was 654m long and 534m high (AMSL) at the highest point. 43°8′7″N 142°45′43″E / 43.13528°N 142.76194°E / 43.13528; 142.76194

Niinai Station

Niinai station (新内駅, Niinai eki) was located in the middle of the eastern slope. 43°9′33″N 142°48′54″E / 43.15917°N 142.81500°E / 43.15917; 142.81500

Adjacent stations

Hokkaido Railway Company
Nemuro Main Line
Ikutora T36 – Ochiai T37 – Shintoku K23

References

  1. ^ a b c "JR北海道、4/1廃止の富良野～東鹿越間で増発 - 「狩勝」普通列車に". MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "根室本線の狩勝峠越え―1:50,000地形図「新得」,1:25,000地形図「狩勝峠」「新得」―". Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2008.


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