- Furano Line
The Nihongo|Furano Line|富良野線|Furano-sen is part of the
Hokkaido Railway Company network inHokkaidō ,Japan . It connectsFurano Station in the city of Furano andAsahikawa Station in the city of Asahikawa. Popular with tourists, it has recently come to serve commuters in the bedroom towns that are developing as suburbs of Asahikawa.Data
*Length: 54.8 km
*Stations: 18, including terminals
*Gauge: 1067 mm
*Multiple-track sections: None
*Electrified sections: None
*Two-track stations: SixHistory
The Furano Line opened on
September 1 ,1899 as the Nihongo|Hokkaidō Kansetsu Railway|北海道官設鉄道|Hokkaidō Kansetsu Tetsudō, operating between Asahikawa andBiei Station s. In the next month, service extended toKami-Furano Station , and in the following year it reached Shimo-Furano Station. In 1909 it became part of theKushiro Line from Asahikawa Station toKushiro Station , but in 1913 it took its present name and covered the route from Asahikawa Station to Shimo-Furano Station. The eruption of Mount Tokachi onMay 24 ,1926 caused a protracted interruption of service between Biei and Kami-Furano. In 1942, Shimo-Furano Station changed its name to Furano Station. OnApril 1 ,1987 , with the breakup of theJapanese National Railways , the line became part of the Hokkaido Railways. In 2007, the station-numbering plan took effect.Operations
All trains are
local train s within the Furano Line. One train continues past Furano toObihiro Station as a "Karikachi"Express train ; the rest operate only within the Furano Line, half covering the route between Asahikawa and Biei. Nearly all rolling stock isJR Hokkaidō Kiha 150 Diesel Multiple Unit s.tations
Station numbers, names, and other lines serving the stations are as follows. Asterisks denote two-track stations where trains can pass.
*T30
Furano Station (Nemuro Main Line )
*F44 Gakuden Station
*F43Shikauchi Station
*F42*Naka-Furano Station
*F41Lavender Farm Station (open seasonally)
*F40Nishinaka Station
*F39*Kami-Furano Station
*F38*Bibaushi Station
*F37*Biei Station
*F36Kita-Biei Station
*F35*Chiyogaoka Station
*F34Nishi-Seiwa Station
*F33*Nishi-Kagura Station
*F32Nishi-Mizuho Station
*F31Nishi-Goryō Station
*F30 Midorigaoka Station
*F29Kaguraoka Station
*A28Asahikawa Station (Hakodate Main Line ,Sōya Main Line )External links
* [http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/rmap/route_map.pdf Route Map] JR Hokkaido.
* [http://www5.hokkaido-np.co.jp/nature/station/index.html 北海道ふるさとの駅] The Hokkaido Shimbun Press.ource
This article incorporates material from 富良野線 ("Furano-sen") in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on
January 15 ,2008 .
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