The Kawakami Line (川上線, Kawakami-sen) was a railway line in Karafuto Prefecture during the days of the Empire of Japan. It ran 21.9 kilometres (13.6 mi) from Konuma Station on the East Coast Line to Kawakami Coal Mine Station. [1]
As published by the Ministry of Railways, as of 1 October 1937 the stations of the Kawakami Line were as follows: [1]
Distance | Station name | ||||||
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Total (km) | S2S (km) | Transcribed, English | Kanji | USSR | Station opened | Connections | Municipality |
0.0 | 0.0 | Konuma | 小沼 | Новоалександровка | 1911-07-20 | East Coast Line | Toyokita Village |
5.6 | 5.6 | Kawakami | 川上 | Ключи | 1914-04-10 | Toyokita Village | |
5.3 | 10.9 | Kawakami Onsen | 川上温泉 | 1922-10-01 | Toyokita Village | ||
2.2 | 13.1 | Oku-Kawakami | 奥川上 | Тепловодская | 1914-04-10 | Toyokita Village | |
5.6 | 18.7 | Nakayama | 中山 | 17 км | 1922-10-01 | Kawakami Village | |
3.2 | 21.9 | Kawakami Tanzan | 川上炭山 | Синегорск | 1922-10-01 | Kawakami Village |
This line continue operating by MPS/RZD, end stations were renamed to Novoaleksandrovka and Sinegorsk. Passenger service closed in 1997. Coal mines closed in 2004. Last train was circa 2006. Line was dismantled in 2016-2018.