Yoshioka-Kaitei Railway Station
| Yoshioka-Kaitei ( 吉岡 海底 ) | |
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 Platforms (June 2005)
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| Data | |
| Location in the network | Tunnel station |
| Platform tracks | 2 |
| opening | March 13, 1988 |
| Conveyance | March 18, 2006 |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Fukushima |
| prefecture | Hokkaidō |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 26 '30 " N , 140 ° 14' 23" E |
| Height ( SO ) | -149.5 m TP |
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| List of train stations in Japan | |
The Yoshioka-Kaitei Station ( Jap. 吉岡海底駅 , Yoshioka-Kaitei-eki ) is a train station in Japan . It is located on the Kaikyō Line , in the municipality of Fukushima in the Hokkaidō Prefecture - more precisely in the Seikan Tunnel , the second longest railway tunnel in the world. Located under the sea floor of Tsugaru Street , it was the deepest train station in the world. After being served by trains from 1988 to 2006, it has continued to serve as an emergency exit ever since.
description
Its name indicates that the tunnel station is located under the seabed ( 海底 , kaitei ) - just off the coast of Tsugaru Street near Yoshioka, which belongs to the municipality of Fukushima on the Matsumae Peninsula . Along with Tappi-Kaitei, it is one of two train stations in the Seikan Tunnel, which opened in 1988 . With a depth of 149.5 m below sea level, it was the world's deepest train station during its 18 years of operation.
In the event of fire or other emergencies, Shinkansen trains can still stop here and passengers can be evacuated. By cross-passages of the rail tunnel is every 40 m with the parallel connected service tunnel. Via this, the passengers first get to a collection room and then to a fire protection room with a capacity of 500 people, from where they can be brought to the surface on foot through a rescue shaft. Exhaust fans , video surveillance , infrared fire detectors and sprinkler systems also secure the system.
history
The station opened on March 13, 1988, along with the Kaikyō Line and the Seikan Tunnel. Express trains stopped here according to the timetable, but passengers could not get to Yoshioka during normal operation. On the other hand, there was the possibility of taking a guided tour of a small exhibition about the function and construction of the tunnel as well as adjoining rooms. Entry and exit were only possible from one car.
In 2005, the construction of the high-speed Hokkaidō Shinkansen began , the route of which is partly identical to that of the Kaikyō line. The decision was made to use the Yoshioka-Kaitei station as a material store during the construction period. After the timetable change on March 18, 2006, only a few special trains stopped here, the last time on March 23, 2013. The formal shutdown finally took place on March 15, 2014. The tracks and safety measures were then adapted to the Shinkansen specifications. This included dismantling the 84 cm narrow side platforms, as otherwise they would have hindered the passage of the high-speed trains.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Naoki Tanemura: 最新 鉄 道 旅行 術 き っ ぷ 、 の り も の 、 や ど … 、 旅 の プ ラ ン ニ ン グ か ら 整理 ま で . JTB, Shinagawa 1997, ISBN 978-4-533-02640-9 , pp. 240 .
- ↑ a b Oskar Stalder: The Seikan tunnel in Japan - structure and challenge. In: Ferrum: News from the iron library. Eisenbibliothek , 2008, pp. 65–68 , accessed on December 18, 2018 .
- ^ Dan Morse: Japan Tunnels under the Ocean . In: Civil Engineering . tape 58 , no. 5 . American Society of Civil Engineers , Reston (Virgina) 1988, pp. 50-53 .
- ↑ 平 成 26 年 3 月 ダ イ ヤ 改正 に つ い て. (PDF, 300 kB) JR Hokkaido , December 20, 2013, accessed on December 18, 2018 (Japanese).