Temiya Line Traditional Cache
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The Temiya Line was a local freight narrow gauge railroad in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, connecting Minami-Otaru Station and Temiya Station. The line was a state-owned enterprise, originally established in the late 19th century to transport coal and marine products, and disestablished in 1985.
The line was originally constructed as a part of the Horonai Railway, the first railway in Hokkaido, and began operations in 1880. Like many other Meiji period railroad enterprises, the line uses 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track over its 2.8 km route, in order to lower the cost of the original project. Though it was originally intended to extend from the seashore to the colliery at Temari-mura Kayanuma, this was deemed inefficient, as ships could do the same work. The Horonai Railway was sold to the Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company in 1889, and by 1906 the Temiya Line had come under government control, officially inaugurated under that name three years later. It carried both cargo and passengers, for nearly a century. Elements of service in the area, on the Temiya Line and other related lines, were discontinued in 1962, and the line formally disestablished in 1985.
For the majority of its time in service, the line only stopped at Temiya and Minami-Otaru Stations, where it connected with the Hakodate Main Line.
Today, parts of the line still remain, along with signage in some places. The local Otaru Memorial Museum makes use of what remains of it, and proposals to revive the line have been discussed.
Cache is only a log sheet, please bringapen.
手宮線（てみやせん）は、北海道小樽市の南小樽駅から同市内の手宮駅を結ぶ日本国有鉄道が運営した鉄道路線（貨物線）である。北海道で最初の鉄道開業区間の一部で、石炭や海産物の積み出しで賑わったが、1985年に廃止となった。
現在、廃線跡のほとんどが保存されている。踏切も残っており、踏切での一時停止の不要を知らせる看板もある。手宮駅跡は「小樽市総合博物館（鉄道・科学・歴史館）」として活用されているほか、手宮線をLRTとして復活する提案が地元の「小樽まちづくり協議会」を中心になされている。
キャッシュは、ログシートのみなので、ペンを持ってきて下さい。
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