Classic route
Limited Express Okhotsk
Sapporo → Abashiri · Japan
One of Japan’s last great remote expresses: over the Kitami Pass through forest-empty interior to the drift-ice coast of the Sea of Okhotsk.
How this line was checked
- The 231 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 1827889 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 15 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR Hokkaido — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Limited Express Okhotsk?
The Limited Express Okhotsk runs 375 km from Sapporo to Abashiri.
How long does the Limited Express Okhotsk take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 5 h 25 min for the 375 km. That is an average of 69 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 110 km/h.
Who runs the Limited Express Okhotsk?
JR Hokkaido, with JR 283 DMU.
How old is the Limited Express Okhotsk?
The line has been in service since 1932. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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