Tappi-Kaitei Station
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Seikan Tunnel
The Seikan Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Japan, with a long portion under the seabed. Track level is about below seabed and below sea level. It travels beneath the Tsugaru Strait—connecting Aomori Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshu and the island of Hokkaido—as part of the Kaikyo Line...
on the JR Hokkaido
Hokkaido Railway Company
The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group , and thus often known as . It operates intercity rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, from autumn 2008....
’s Kaikyo Line
Kaikyo Line
is an 87.8-kilometre railway line operated mainly by the Hokkaido Railway Company. The line runs from Naka-Oguni Station in Sotogahama, Aomori, through the Seikan Tunnel between Honshū and Hokkaidō, and on to Kikonai Station in Kikonai, Hokkaidō...
, under the Tsugaru Strait
Tsugaru Strait
is a channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. It was named after the western part of Aomori Prefecture...
. It is in the town of Sotogahama
Sotogahama, Aomori
is a town located in the Higashitsugaru District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 2,492 and a density of 18.5 persons per km². Its total area was 135.03 km².-Geography:...
, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 32.5 kilometers from the Naka-Oguni Signal.
History
Tappi-Kaitei Station was opened on March 13, 1988. The station is very infrequently serviced (usually only one or two trains per day stop there), but is connected by an underground cable car to the surface. The station houses a museum detailing the construction and operation of the tunnel. Yoshioka-Kaitei StationYoshioka-Kaitei Station
is a train station within the Seikan Tunnel on the Kaikyo Line in Fukushima, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is located 149.5 metres below sea level, making it the deepest underground station in the world....
, Japan's deepest underground station, is located on the Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
side of the tunnel. With the completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen
Hokkaido Shinkansen
The is a high-speed rail line currently under construction between Aomori and Hokkaido through the Seikan Tunnel. Construction started in May 2005, and the initial Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate section is projected to open in 2015. There are long-term plans to extend the line to Sapporo...
, the station and its museum will be closed.
Station layout
Tappi-Kaitei Station has two opposed side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s serving two tracks. However, only the northbound platform is currently in use.
Platforms
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| 2 | ■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line The is a railway line in northern Japan linking Aomori Station in Aomori and Hakodate Station in Hokkaido.The Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line is actually made up of portions of four separate lines: the Tsugaru Line, operated by East Japan Railway Company, and the Kaikyō, Esashi, and Hakodate Main lines,... |
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