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]

Loop between Takaradai and Ikenohata Stations, place of today Chertov Most end station

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

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As published by the Ministry of Railways, as of 1 October 1937 the stations of the Hōshin Line were as follows:[1]

豐眞線 - Hōshin Line
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
 
Closed mountain railway section, with Yuzno-Sakhalinsk visible in distant (2016)

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.

 
One of tunnels at west part of line (2016)

West section Holmsk - Chertov Most was regauged to Russian gauge in 2020, and operated for commuter or tourist traffic.

References

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  1. ^ a b 鉄道停車場一覧 [List of Railway Stations]. Ministry of Railways. 1 October 1937. p. 543. Retrieved 26 September 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)