Shinmei Line

The Shinmei Line (深名線, Shinmei-sen) was a Japanese railway line in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) which connected Fukagawa Station in Fukagawa and Nayoro Station in Nayoro.

Stops legend: ●: Train meet possible X:Train meet impossible Uryū Line began construction in 1922, to connect Shumarinai and Fukagawa.

[1] Meiu Line (名雨線) began construction in 1935 to connect Nayoro to Shumarinai.

[1] In areas close to Shirakaba station and Fukinodai, settlements disappeared, and with the ongoing motorization and the improvements in roads, the number of users fell to one-third of its peak.

However, due to lack of replacement roads, it was not closed by the movement, the line continued to operate until 1995, when it was closed and switched to bus service by JR Hokkaido Bus Company.