South Hokkaido Railway Company

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.

South Hokkaido Railway Company

Native name	道南いさりび鉄道
Company type	Private KK
Genre	Rail transport
Founded	24 December 2014
Headquarters	Japan
Area served	Hokkaido
Services	Passenger railway
Owner	Governments of Hokkaido Prefecture, Hokuto, Hakodate and Kikonai cities
Website	www.shr-isaribi.jp

South Hokkaido Railway Head Office

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
Locale	Hokkaido
Termini	Goryōkaku Kikonai
Stations	12
Service
Type	Regional rail
Technical
Line length	37.8 km (23.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	AC 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	Hokkaido Shinkansen ■ Kaikyō Line	◇

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^[update], 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
• 
  KiHa 40-1814 in new yellow livery in July 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.