The is a third-sector railway company based in

Hakodate, Hokkaido is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 239,813 with 138,807 households, and a population density of . Th ...

, Japan. Ownership of the stock is shared in the following proportions: *Hokkaido Prefecture 80%; * Hokuto City 11.2%; *Hakodate City 4.4%; * Kikonai Town 4.4%.

Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line

The company took control of passenger operations on the

Hokkaido Railway Company The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to by its official abbreviation: . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart ...

(JR Hokkaido) Esashi Line between Kikonai Station and Goryōkaku Station following the commencement of operations of the

Hokkaido Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line that links up with the Tōhoku Shinkansen in northern Aomori Prefecture in Honshu and continues on into the interior of Hokkaido through the undersea Seikan Tunnel. Construction started in May ...

on 26 March 2016. The line was then renamed the .

Stations

All stations are in

Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...

.
Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop , : No passing loop

Rolling stock

, the company operates a fleet of nine

KiHa 40 series The is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1977 and operated by all Japan Railways Group companies on suburban and rural services in Japan. Since 2017, the train type has seen use by other ...

diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains formerly owned by

JR Hokkaido The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to by its official abbreviation: . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart c ...

. File:JRH-Kiha40 1747.jpg, A KiHa 40 series unit in JR Hokkaido livery File:道南いさりび鉄道新塗装.jpg, KiHa 40-1814 in new yellow livery in July 2016 File:South Hokkaido Railway kiha 40-1793 nagamare hakodate 20160406.jpg, KiHa 40-1793 in ''Nagamare'' livery in April 2016

History

The company was established on July 21, 2005 as the . On December 24, 2014, the current name was announced. On March 22, 2015, the logo was unveiled. Revenue service commenced in March 2016, in conjunction with the opening of the

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding Japanese article.

External links

* {{Hokkaidō transit Railway companies of Japan Companies based in Hokkaido Railway companies established in 2005 Japanese companies established in 2005 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Japanese third-sector railway lines