Hōshin Line
The Hōshin Line (kyūjitai: 豐眞線; shinjitai: 豊真線; Hōshin-sen) was a railway line in Karafuto Prefecture during the days of the Empire of Japan. It ran 83.8 kilometres (52.1 mi) from Toyohara Station in what was then the city of Toyohara, to Tei Station in what was then the town of Maoka.[1]
In 1994 middle mountain part of line was closed by MPS of Russia. In 2023 short start and end sections of line operates with commuter trains
Route
[edit]As published by the Ministry of Railways, as of 1 October 1937 the stations of the Hōshin Line were as follows:[1]
| Distance | Station name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (km) | S2S (km) | Transcribed, English | Kanji | Station opened | Connections | Municipality |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Toyohara | 豊原 | 1907-08-01 | East Coast Line | Toyohara City |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Nishikubo | 西久保 | 1925-10-01 | Toyohara City | |
| 4.7 | 9.9 | Suzuya | 鈴谷 | 1925-10-01 | Toyokita Village | |
| 6.3 | 16.2 | Oku-Suzuya | 奥鈴谷 | 1928-09-03 | Toyokita Village | |
| 13.4 | 29.6 | Takinosawa | 瀧ノ澤 | 1928-09-03 | Toyohara City | |
| 12.9 | 42.5 | Nakano | 中野 | 1928-09-03 | Shimizu Village | |
| 5.3 | 47.8 | Shimizu | 清水 | 1928-09-03 | Shimizu Village | |
| 4.8 | 52.6 | Ōsaka | 逢坂 | 1926-11-15 | Shimizu Village | |
| 7.4 | 60.0 | Futamata | 二股 | 1926-11-15 | Shimizu Village | |
| 9.1 | 69.1 | Takaradai | 寶臺 | 1933-01-15 | Shimizu Village | |
| 9.2 | 78.3 | Ikenohata | 池ノ端 | 1928-01-18 | Maoka Town | |
| 5.5 | 83.8 | Tei | 手井 | 1920-10-11 | West Coast Line | Maoka Town |
Line was fully operated by Soviet Railways until 1994, when middle mountain section was abandoned due to technical conditions of tunnels.
East section Yuzno-Sakhalinsk - Novoderevenskaya was operated until 2019 for dacha commuter service. Since 2019 operated short section to station Dalneye for city trains.
West section Holmsk - Chertov Most was regauged to Russian gauge in 2020, and operated for commuter or tourist traffic.