South Hokkaido Railway Line 道南いさりび鉄道線

Railway · South Hokkaido Railway (Dōnan Isaribi) 道南いさりび鉄道 · 12 stations

How to ride South Hokkaido Railway (Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō) P

Operator-wide facts from South Hokkaido Railway (Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Not accepted P

Credit card touchNot confirmed

OperationOne-man train Pワンマン: the driver collects fares

Where you payOn board P

Change on boardChange machine P

Delays & suspensionsLive status →Shown on the top page in Japanese and English

Step-free accessStation list → PWheelchair users can board or alight only at Hakodate, Goryōkaku and Kikonai. Kikonai has stairs: staff help only if the wheelchair folds and you can manage the stairs yourself with handrails, so a same-day Shinkansen connection there may not work.

Passes4 valid herefrom ¥1,100

IC cards and payment in detail

IC cards (Kitaca, Suica etc.) cannot be used on this line. Buy a paper ticket or pay cash on board. P

当社線は交通系ICカードでご乗車いただくことはできません

Staffed stationsUnstaffed stations

Getting on

At stations with a ticket machine (Goryōkaku, Nanaehama, Higashi-Kunebetsu, Kunebetsu, Kiyokawaguchi, Kamiiso, Kikonai), buy your ticket before boarding.
The machines take cash, credit cards, code payment and e-money; for single tickets and the one-day ticket only ¥1,000 notes are accepted.
From Hakodate, buy the ticket at JR Hakodate Station (there is a machine for trips onto this line).

Getting on

At stations without a ticket machine, or where it cannot be used, take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken) when you board and have coins ready.
Moheji, Izumisawa and Satsukari have agents selling tickets from that station; if no one is there, take a numbered ticket and pay when you get off.

Wheelchair assistance

Wheelchair users are accepted only when boarding or alighting at Hakodate, Goryōkaku and Kikonai (not Nanaehama–Satsukari); call head office by 17:00 the day before, also when transferring from another company. Same for other help with boarding. Office open weekdays 9:00–17:00. For Hakodate–Goryōkaku, ask JR Hokkaido. Tel. 0138-83-1977

Sources checked 2026-10-08 · review: draft_unreviewed

www.shr-isaribi.jp/ · official home · checked 2026-10-08
www.shr-isaribi.jp/ticket-guide/guide/howto-oneman/ · official howto · checked 2026-10-08
www.shr-isaribi.jp/ticket-guide/guide/ticket-machine/ · official ticket page · checked 2026-10-08
www.shr-isaribi.jp/ticket-guide/ticket/ · official ticket page · checked 2026-10-08
www.shr-isaribi.jp/ticket-guide/guide/guide-etc/ · official accessibility page · checked 2026-10-08
www.shr-isaribi.jp/ticket-guide/guide/ · official contact page · checked 2026-10-08

Passes valid on this line 4 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Isaribi One-Day Ticket

いさりび１日きっぷ · South Hokkaido Railway (Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō)

¥1,100 Adult · ¥550 Child

The date of use is fixed when you buy it (sold from 7 days before; DohNa!! app from the day before). Unlimited rides Goryōkaku–Kikonai that day.

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Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Isaribi One-Day Kanpass (rail + Hakodate Bus)

いさりび１日カンパス · South Hokkaido Railway (Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō)

¥2,100 Adult, winter (1–13 Apr, 10 Nov–31 Mar) · ¥1,050 Child, winter (1–13 Apr, 10 Nov–31 Mar) · ¥2,500 Adult, summer (14 Apr–9 Nov) · +1 more

One fixed day chosen at purchase (sold from 7 days before until the day). Sold all year.

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Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Hakodate Tabisuru Passport

はこだて旅するパスポート · JR Hokkaido

¥3,000 Adult, 1 day · ¥1,500 Child, 1 day · ¥4,500 Adult, 2 days · +1 more

1 day or 2 days. Usable until 31 Mar 2027 (2-day: until 1 Apr 2027).

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Seniors See validity · Unlimited rides

Isatetsu Senior Pass (65+)

いさ鉄シニアパス · South Hokkaido Railway (Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō)

¥5,330 Section A Goryōkaku–Kamiiso, 1 month · ¥15,180 Section A Goryōkaku–Kamiiso, 3 months · ¥28,760 Section A Goryōkaku–Kamiiso, 6 months · +9 more

Commuter-pass style ticket valid for 1, 3 or 6 months; unlimited rides within the chosen section. Sold from 1 September 2026.

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IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

Kitaca area: Hakodate Kitaca, Suica and the other nationwide IC cards (PASMO, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken); not SAPICA
1 of 12 stations

11 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Trains to book on this line 1 P

Sightseeing trains and services whose seats you reserve in advance.

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

Nagamare Kaikyo-go

ながまれ海峡号 · South Hokkaido Railway (Donan Isaribi Railway)

Hakodate – Kikonai and back (about 4 hours one way, with platform food stalls at Kamiiso and Moheji); day tour from Hakodate

Selected Saturdays only: last 2026 regular tour 24 October; oden (hot-pot) train 14 November and 5 December 2026 and 6 March 2027

¥17,900 from

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#	Station	English	Passengers / day (2024)	Guide / other lines
1	茂辺地 🗣	Moheji	40
2	渡島当別 🗣	Oshima-Tōbetsu	40
3	釜谷かまや 🗣	Kamaya	10
4	泉沢 🗣	Izumisawa	10
5	札苅 🗣	Satsukari	20
6	木古内 🗣	Kikonai	192	Kaikyō Line, Hokkaidō Shinkansen
7	上磯 🗣	Kamiiso	130
8	清川口きよかわぐち 🗣	Kiyokawaguchi	140
9	東久根別 🗣	Higashi-Kunebetsu	100
10	久根別 🗣	Kunebetsu	90
11	七重浜 🗣	Nanaehama	210
12	五稜郭ごりょうかく 🗣	Goryōkaku	1,202	Hakodate Main Line

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.