{"id":8659,"date":"2017-05-05T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/morigen.net\/blog\/?p=8659"},"modified":"2018-09-04T23:11:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T14:11:55","slug":"old-railroad-and-road-between-shin-yubari-sta-tomisato-signal-sta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morigen.net\/blog\/?p=8659&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Old railroad and road between Shin-Yubari Sta. – Tomisato Signal Sta."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\r\nSekisho Line (\u77f3\u52dd\u7dda, sekisho sen) Yubari Branch Line (\u5915\u5f35\u652f\u7dda, y\u016bbari sisen) which has been decided a abolition in

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\r\n“Momijiyama” is erstwhile name of Shin-Yubari Sta. Sekisho Line opened at

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\r\nThe old railroad had become road, toward south-west, end with T junction, finally became waste land. Around this T junction there was level crossing, after here, national road had paralleled. Current Sekisho Line enters into No.1 Momijiyama Tunnel (\u7b2c1\u7d05\u8449\u5c71\u30c8\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb, daiichi momijiyama tonneru) at my right side.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nMeh, I have seen. I have seen straight off today’s highlight.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nI reached a abandoned tunnel as soon as step into the waste land. This is Momijiyama Tunnel (\u7d05\u8449\u5c71\u30c8\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb, momijiyama tonneru) the old national road. It was made by bricks except headstones that is stones, arch is 5 thickness horseshoe-shaped which looks heavy. A crack is piercing upper part is regrettable. This tunnel have been belonging to Hokkaido Prefectural Road No.116 Yubari-Naganuma Line (\u5317\u6d77\u9053\u9053116\u53f7\u5915\u5f35\u9577\u6cbc\u7dda, hokkaid\u014dd\u014d hyakuj\u016brokug\u014d y\u016bbari naganuma sen) earlier than certified to national road. This line was promoted to national road at

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\r\nThe portal had shut by wooden board moreover it is reinforced with white board. I wonder if original board broken so someone reinforced. Even now it has a little gaps, I tried to peek inside from this gap, I can see light of another side. It seems to nothing any fatal collapses inside of this. If it, I want to enter, but every gaps don’t have size enough to enter.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nThe fact that this tunnel was a railroad tunnel long ago is as described above, however railway didn’t move to current line directly but moved to river side for a while. The railway move current line afterward, history connect to now. I will write detailed history at the last (2nd time).<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nAs you know current Sekisho Line is single track. But this is to all appearances width enough to double track. Why did it move track to here on purpose. I will write detailed history at the last (3rd time).<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nMomijiyama Tunnel is 101m long. I have arrived at the another entrance in no time. This made by bricks too. The arch is 4 thickness.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nAfter the tunnel, there is trace of old national road on the right, trace of old Sekisho Line on the left.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nThe old road and railway has animal trail and there are few bushes so I can ride bicycle easily.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nA type Kou location marker (\u7532\u53f7\u8ddd\u96e2\u6a19, k\u014dg\u014d kyori hy\u014d) of 24km remains. This is 24km point from Oiwake Station (\u8ffd\u5206\u99c5, oiwake eki). There is a terminal box (\u7aef\u5b50\u7bb1, tanshi bako) of phone in background of photo.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nSee current line on the right is sign of the end of old railway. Current Sekisho Line is going through No.1 Momijiyama Tunnel to Shin-Yubari Station. I will write detailed history at the last (4th time).<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nThe old railway goes straight ahead and joins the current line, finally it ends. The old road is passing through under the current railway and goes to opposite side. I think the road was transferred to municipal road after it became OLD road, because this bridge named “Municipal Road Numanosawa Sen Over Bridge (\u5e02\u9053\u6cbc\u306e\u6ca2\u7dda\u67b6\u9053\u6a4b, shid\u014d numanosawa sen kad\u014dky\u014d)”.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nThe abolished section ends after over bridge, paved road starts. The abolished road is merely 1.3km long so far. I think that it is most suitable for beginner of abolished road hiker because there are no undulations or obstacles.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nAs I go along the road, I through under Doto Expressway (\u9053\u6771\u81ea\u52d5\u8eca\u9053, d\u014dt\u014d jid\u014dshad\u014d) and reach Tomisato Signal Station (\u5341\u4e09\u91cc\u4fe1\u53f7\u5834, tomisato shing\u014dj\u014d). Tomisato (\u5341\u4e09\u91cc, tomisato) is place name around here, it called Jusanmairu (\u5341\u4e09\u54e9, j\u016bsan mairu) originally. “Jusan” means “13”, “mairu” is “miles” in Japanese, so “Jusanmairu” = “13 miles”.<\/SPAN> It was a 13miles point from Oiwake Station when the railway build here, so this area called Jusanmairu. Interestingly it has “mile” notwithstanding in Japan.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nThis is Tomisato Signal Station. I wonder if people who living in non snow zone are thinking “Why does it have shelters?”, it there are for protect railroad switches.<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nThis Tomisato Signal Station was Tomisato Station (\u5341\u4e09\u91cc\u99c5, tomisato eki) until last year. I will write detailed history at the last (5th time).<\/P>\r\n

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\r\nWell, this is “detailed history”‘s turn. This section is historical section that railroad opened in Yubari Testudo Line<\/A> (\u5915\u5f35\u9244\u9053\u7dda, y\u016bbari tetsud\u014d sen), but the plan changed by difficulty of construction, expenses, and plan of develop of coal mines. After that, the construction started on

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\r\nA permanent construction started in

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\r\nCoal mines developed and traffic volume increased since the end of the Meiji period, because of this the railroad was converted into double-track since

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\r\nWell, on the above, Momijiyama Tunnel retired as railroad line, but I watch aerial photo taken in

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\r\nIn FY

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\r\nSekisho Line opened at

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\r\nThe old road disappeared on map unnoticed. at March 26 2016 Tomisato Station abolished and change into signal station, disappeared on map too. In fact, I was wanted to come here before abolish, but I couldn’t because the hours cann’t be arranged. Regrettable.<\/P>\r\n

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The railroad and the road are related so I cut short boldly. Please don’t say “You wrote ‘detailed’ many times over! “<\/P>\r\n

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