Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company (北海道炭礦鉄道, Hokkaidō Tankō Tetsudō) was a company engaged in coal mining, railway operation and shipping in Hokkaidō, Japan.
Contents
- List of lines and stations
- Muroran Temiya
- Iwamizawa Utashinai
- Iwamizawa Ikushunbetsu
- Horonaibuto Horonai
- Oiwake Ybari
- Sunagawa Sorachigawa
- Nationalization
- References
The company was established in 1889 when the state-owned Horonai Coal Mine (幌内炭鉱, Horonai Tankō) and Horonai Railway were sold to the company. The company developed coal mines and transported coal to consumers by its own railways and a fleet of steamships.
The railway of the company was nationalized on October 1, 1906 under the Railway Nationalization Act. At this time the company was renamed Hokkaido Colliery & Steamship Co., Ltd. (北海道炭礦汽船, Hokkaidō Tankō Kisen), which continued mining until 1995 and is in business of coal importing from Russia as of 2014.
List of lines and stations
As of September 30, 1906
Muroran – Temiya
The Muroran–Iwamizawa section and the Iwamizawa–Otaru section are part of the Muroran Main Line and the Hakodate Main Line respectively today. The remaining Otaru–Temiya section became the Temiya Line, which was closed in 1985.
Iwamizawa – Utashinai
The Iwamizawa–Sunagawa section is the part of the Hakodate Main Line today. The remaining part became the Utashinai Line, which was closed in 1988.
Iwamizawa – Ikushunbetsu
This section later became a part of the Horonai Line, which was closed in 1987.
Horonaibuto – Horonai
This section later became a part of the Horonai Line, which was closed in 1987.
Oiwake – Yūbari
This section is a part of the Sekishō Line today.
Sunagawa – Sorachigawa
The company leased this section to Japanese Government Railways. This section is a part of the Hakodate Main Line today.
Nationalization
As the Railway Nationalization Act was promulgated, on October 1, 1906, the company's railway (207 miles 51 chains), rolling stock (1,940), steamship (1), personnel (3,673) and other goods and contracts were transferred to the government of Japan, in exchange of 30,997,100 yen worth of government bond.