Hidaka Honsen (Part IV)

From Shizunai back to Tomakomai

Tomakomai 苫小牧

1  Yûfutsu  勇払 　2  Hama Atsuma  浜厚真　 3 Hama Taura  浜田浦 　4  Mukawa  鵡川

5  Shiomi　汐見　　6  Tomikawa   富川　7  Hidaka Mombetsu   日高門別　8  Toyosato  豊郷

9  Kiyohata   清畠　10 Atsuga　厚賀　11 Ôkaribe  大狩部　 12 Seppu  節婦　 13 Niikappu  新冠

14 Shizunai   静内　15 Shizunai Kaisui Yokujô

16 Higashi Shizunai  東静内　 17 Harutachi  春立　 18 Hidaka Tôbetsu  日高東別

19 Hidaka Mitsuishi 日高三石　20 Hôei   蓬栄　21 Honkiri  本桐　 22 Ogifushi  荻伏

23 Efue   絵笛　24 Urakawa  浦河　 25 Higashichô　東町

26 Hidaka Horobetsu   日高幌別　27 Utoma  鵜苫　 28 Nishi Samani　西様似

Samani 様似

Mountain names 

 

 

4269 KIHA 40 354 ready to leave Shizunai for Tomakomai.

4274 Leaving Shizunai the train passes KIHA 40 357 and 352 in the yard there.

4276 Soon the train (KIHA 40 354) reaches the shore, where the waves spill over the sea wall onto the track.

4279 The beauty of the sea between Shizunai and Niikappu (1).

4280 The beauty of the sea between Shizunai and Niikappu (2).

4281 The beauty of the sea between Shizunai and Niikappu (3).

4283 The beauty of the sea between Shizunai and Niikappu (4).

4284 The beauty of the sea between Shizunai and Niikappu (5).

4285 Nearing Niikappu.

4287 Niikappu halt, with KIHA 40 354 in the mirror.

4290 Through the rocks after Niikappu.

4293 A short tunnel, and the sea beyond. In the foreground the warning lamp that lights up dazzlingly if someone presses the alarm at the level crossing ahead.

4298 Nearing Seppu halt.

4299 The little station of Seppu.

4303 Along the sea shore to Ôkaribe (1).

4307 Along the sea shore to Ôkaribe (2).

4310 Along the sea shore to Ôkaribe - looking out of the rear of the train. The waves have crossed the sea wall and come dangerously near the railway line.

4316 Ôkaribe halt, with KIHA 40 354 in the mirror.

4321 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (1)

4322 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (2)

4323 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (3)

4324 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (4)

4326 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (5)

4327 A permanent way inspection team is supervising the already serious damage to the track (1).

4328 A permanent way inspection team is supervising the already serious damage to the track (2).

4329 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (6)

4330 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (7)

4330 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (8)

4334 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (9)

4336 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (10)

4337 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (11)

4338 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (12)

4339 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (13)

4340 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (14)

4341 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (15)

4342 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (16)

4343 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (17)

4345 The destruction of the line between Ôkaribe and Atsuga by waves and the stormy sea was irreversible and spelt the end of the Hidaka Honsen. (18)

4351 KIHA 40 354 at Atsuga halt.

4354 Soon after leaving Atsuga halt.

4357 Nearing Kiyohata the sea smashes over the embankment. The yellow board indicates "Kiyohata", the next stop.

4362 Kiyohata halt.

4364 Leaving Kiyohata for Toyosato.

4369 The train comes to a very precarious spot, dangerously being washed away by the waves.

4370 A permanent way maintenance crew has been sent here to observe the situation. It looks bad.

4371 The black sand gives no proper support for the railway line.

4372 Inspecting the situation.

4373 Looking back out of the rear window of the train.

4374 Continuing from Kiyohata to Toyosato.

4375 Horse breeding farms near Toyosato.

4380 Between Toyosato and Hidaka Monbetsu.

4389 After Hidaka Monbetsu.

4392 Passing a cattle farm.

4398 Nearing Tomikawa.

4399 Tomikawa halt.

4400 Continuing from Tomikawa to Shiomi.

4405 Shiomi halt. Looking back, with kiha 40 354 in the mirror.

4406 Wilderness at Shiomi halt.

4409 From Shiomi halt to Mukawa.

4415 KIHA 40 354 has arrived at Mukawa. Today (2022) Mukawa is the end of the line. From here the former Tomiuchi-sen (closed in 1986) branched off into the mountains to Hidaka-chô.

4419 At Mukawa, KIHA 40 354 waits for an oncoming train, formed of KIHA 40 356 and 360.

4423 Looking back at Mukawa station, with KIHA 40 356 and KIHA 40 360 on their way down to Samani.

4426 Hama Taura halt.

4434 The Toma-tô Atsuma power station 苫東厚真発電所　in the distance.

4436 After Hama Atsuma. The Toma-tô Atsuma coal-fired power station, which supplies half of the current needed in all of Hokkaidô. It was severly damaged in the earthquake of September 6, 2018, and had to be stopped for a month.

4443 From Hama Atsuma to Yûfutsu. The plane in the sky is about to land at Sapporo Chitose Airport.

4447 Yûfutsu halt.

0360 KIHA 40 356, refurbished specially for the Hidaka line, is now (after August 2015) in ordinary service elsewhere, here seen at Tomakomai, attached to a regular JR Hokkaidô KIHA 40. KIHA 40 356 was scrapped in September 2021.