Kaikyō Line
41°22′28.16″N 140°17′13.2″E / 41.3744889°N 140.287000°E
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| Type | Freight rail | |||||
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| Line length | 87.8 km (54.6 mi) | |||||
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The Kaikyō Line (海峡線, Kaikyō-sen) is an 87.8 km (54.6 mi) railway line operated mainly by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The line connected Naka-Oguni Station in Sotogahama, Aomori, through the Seikan Tunnel between Honshu and Hokkaido, to Kikonai Station in Kikonai, Hokkaido. Two stations on the Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line, Tappi-Kaitei Station and Yoshioka-Kaitei Station (both closed since 2014), were inside the tunnel.