Tappi-Kaitei Station

Tappi-Kaitei Station (竜飛海底駅, Tappi-Kaitei-eki) was a railway station on the Kaikyo Line in Sotogahama, Aomori, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is located within the Seikan Tunnel below the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait linking the main Japanese island of Honshu with the northern island of Hokkaido. It was closed to passengers from November 10, 2013, to make way for the construction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen high-speed train line.[1] It is an emergency escape point.

Tappi-Kaitei Station 竜飛海底駅
Location	Sotogahama, Higashitsugaru District, Aomori Japan
Coordinates	41°15′26″N 140°20′52.1″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Kaikyo Line
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	13 March 1988
Closed	2014
Former services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Yoshioka-Kaitei toward Hakodate Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line Tsugaru-Imabetsu toward Naka-Oguni Yoshioka-Kaitei toward Kikonai Kaikyo Line
Location
Tappi-Kaitei Station Location within Japan

Map showing the Seikan Tunnel and the two underground stations

Lines

Tappi-Kaitei Station was served by the Kaikyō Line, but only a few trains actually stopped at this station.

Station layout

Tappi-Kaitei Station had two opposed side platforms serving two underground tracks. However, only the northbound platform was used. The platforms are connected by an underground cable car to the surface. The station housed a museum detailing the construction and operation of the tunnel. Yoshioka-Kaitei Station, Japan's deepest underground station, is located on the Hokkaido side of the tunnel.

Platforms

1	■ Kaikyo Line	for Hakodate
2	■ Kaikyo Line	for Aomori and Hachinohe

History

Tappi-Kaitei Station opened on March 13, 1988.[2] It was closed to passengers from November 10, 2013 due to construction work connected with the Hokkaido Shinkansen,[3] and formally closed as of the end of March 14, 2014.[4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20131110_24.html Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 830. ISBN 4533029809.
3. "JR北海道　竜飛海底駅2013年11月営業終了" [JR Hokkaido Tappi-Kaitei Station to close in November 2013]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 63 (880): 92. October 2013.
4. 海峡線の３駅廃止　ＪＲ北海道、新幹線運行に備え [Kaikyō Line 3 stations close in preparation for Shinkansen operation]. SankeiBiz (in Japanese). March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

External links

• JR Hakodate website (in Japanese)
• Seikan Tunnel Museum website (in Japanese)