Ochiai Station (Hokkaido)

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Ochiai Station

落合駅
Ochiai Station 20110824.jpg
LocationMinamifurano, Sorachi, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates43°7′30″N 142°40′8″E / 43.12500°N 142.66889°E / 43.12500; 142.66889Coordinates: 43°7′30″N 142°40′8″E / 43.12500°N 142.66889°E / 43.12500; 142.66889
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Nemuro Main Line
Other information
Station codeT37
History
Opened1901

Ochiai Station (落合駅, Ochiai eki) is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido. It is located in Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan. Station number is T37. The elevation is 413 metres (AMSL).

Line[]

Station structure[]

The station has two platforms serving three tracks.

History[]

The station opened on 3 September 1901.

Surrounding area[]

There were Karikachi signal stop, Karikachi tunnel and Niinai Station between this station and Shintoku Station. In 1966 the old line was replaced by new line through Shin-Karikachi tunnel.[1]

Karikachi signal stop[]

Karikachi signal stop (狩勝信号場, Karikachi shingōjō) was located near the west mouth of ( old )Karikachi tunnel. It had zig zag.

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43°8′17″N 142°45′17″E / 43.13806°N 142.75472°E / 43.13806; 142.75472

Karikachi tunnel[]

Kaikachi tunnel (狩勝トンネル, Karikachi tonneru) was 654m long and 534m high (AMSL) at the highest point.

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43°8′7″N 142°45′43″E / 43.13528°N 142.76194°E / 43.13528; 142.76194

Niinai Station[]

Niinai station (新内駅, Niinai eki) was located in the middle of the eastern slope.

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43°9′33″N 142°48′54″E / 43.15917°N 142.81500°E / 43.15917; 142.81500

Adjacent stations[]

Hokkaido Railway Company
Nemuro Main Line
Ikutora T36 – Ochiai T37 – Shintoku K23

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