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The Hakone Line was a railway line from Tai Hing to Otaki (Hakone). In the public eye, the Hakone Line is part of the Mihara Line and appears so on system maps, but internally it is referred to as a seperate line of it's own, and therefore the ridership numbers for this line are much inflated over the statistics for the Hakone Line service. Station Codes take the MH prefix (Mihara) due to the fact that these codes are not used internally. However, Hakone Line services do use the HK code for stations not serviced by the Mihara Line. | The Hakone Line was a railway line from Tai Hing to Otaki (Hakone). In the public eye, the Hakone Line is part of the Mihara Line and appears so on system maps, but internally it is referred to as a seperate line of it's own, and therefore the ridership numbers for this line are much inflated over the statistics for the Hakone Line service. Station Codes take the MH prefix (Mihara) due to the fact that these codes are not used internally. However, Hakone Line services do use the HK code for stations not serviced by the Mihara Line. | ||
The Hakone Line was one of the Specified Local Lines that came with the [[Reshaping of Joban Railways]]. | |||
Hakone Line services ended on 20th July 2022, with the last train leaving from Otaki Station at 8pm that night. From the time of the announcement on 19th July to the last train on 20th July, more than 25,309 tickets were purchased for the line, meaning that more commuters used the line on those 2 days than in an average year. The service from Tai Hing to Hakone previously plied by the Hakone Line was replaced by the Tai Hing Tram, with environmental concerns blocking the full replacement of the service. The section of track from Hakone to Mihara passes through the Hakone Forest Nature Reserve, and was built before the law was put in place. That is also the reason the Mihara Line has not yet been double-tracked between Mihara and Tai Hing Forest, leading to that section being the most crowded on the HRT Lamtsu network. | Hakone Line services ended on 20th July 2022, with the last train leaving from Otaki Station at 8pm that night. From the time of the announcement on 19th July to the last train on 20th July, more than 25,309 tickets were purchased for the line, meaning that more commuters used the line on those 2 days than in an average year. The service from Tai Hing to Hakone previously plied by the Hakone Line was replaced by the Tai Hing Tram, with environmental concerns blocking the full replacement of the service. The section of track from Hakone to Mihara passes through the Hakone Forest Nature Reserve, and was built before the law was put in place. That is also the reason the Mihara Line has not yet been double-tracked between Mihara and Tai Hing Forest, leading to that section being the most crowded on the HRT Lamtsu network. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:56, 6 September 2022
| Status | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harmony Rail Transit (Lamtsu) |
| Locale | Hakone |
| Termini | Tai Hing Otaki (Hakone) |
| Stations | 5 |
| Initials | HK |
| Type | Rural Feeder |
|---|---|
| Operator(s) | Harmony Rail Transit (Lamtsu) |
| Depot(s) | Tai Hing Rail Depot |
| Rolling stock | E44-100 |
| Opened | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2022 |
| Line Length | 1.6km |
|---|---|
| Track gauge | 1453mm |
| Electrification | 1500V DC |
| Operating speed | 65km/h |
The Hakone Line was a railway line from Tai Hing to Otaki (Hakone). In the public eye, the Hakone Line is part of the Mihara Line and appears so on system maps, but internally it is referred to as a seperate line of it's own, and therefore the ridership numbers for this line are much inflated over the statistics for the Hakone Line service. Station Codes take the MH prefix (Mihara) due to the fact that these codes are not used internally. However, Hakone Line services do use the HK code for stations not serviced by the Mihara Line.
The Hakone Line was one of the Specified Local Lines that came with the Reshaping of Joban Railways.
Hakone Line services ended on 20th July 2022, with the last train leaving from Otaki Station at 8pm that night. From the time of the announcement on 19th July to the last train on 20th July, more than 25,309 tickets were purchased for the line, meaning that more commuters used the line on those 2 days than in an average year. The service from Tai Hing to Hakone previously plied by the Hakone Line was replaced by the Tai Hing Tram, with environmental concerns blocking the full replacement of the service. The section of track from Hakone to Mihara passes through the Hakone Forest Nature Reserve, and was built before the law was put in place. That is also the reason the Mihara Line has not yet been double-tracked between Mihara and Tai Hing Forest, leading to that section being the most crowded on the HRT Lamtsu network.
Stations
| Code | CJK name | English | Mihara Local | Mihara Rapid | Hakone | Distance | From Lamtsu | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MH07 | 大多喜 | Otaki | ● | ▲ | N.A | 0.0 | 7.4 | Hakone |
| HK02 | 士幌 | Shihoro | | | | | ● | 0.5 | 8.1 | |
| HK03 | 箱根 | Hakone | | | ● | ● | 1.1 | 8.5 | |
| MH08 | 大慶林 | Tai Hing Forest | ● | ▲ | ● | 1.3 | 8.7 | |
| MH09 | 大慶 | Tai Hing | N.A | N.A | ● | 1.6 | 9.0 | Tai Hing |