Former Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine Takamatsu Spoil Line Skip Tunnel

A Concrete Tunnel of 1951 Named for Its Skips

The Former Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine Takamatsu Spoil Line Skip Tunnel (旧北炭夕張炭鉱高松ズリ捨線スキップ隧道) is a straight concrete tunnel once run by special iron mine cars called skips of 1951 in Takamatsu, Yubari City, Hokkaido, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 18, 2006 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a concrete tunnel 73 metres long; registration number 01-0075.

A Tunnel Run by Skips

The Skip Tunnel of the Takamatsu spoil line, about 140 metres east of the arch bridge, dates from 1951 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A straight concrete tunnel 73 metres long and 5.5 metres wide, it has concrete portals at both ends.

Because special iron mine cars called skips ran through it when it was new, it is still known as the Skip Tunnel (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.

What to Look For

At the Skip Tunnel, look for the concrete portals at both ends of the straight bore (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The owner is not listed in the Agency record. Of the seven registered remains of the Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine, the mock tunnel and Tenryu pit portals lie in the grounds of the Yubari Coal Mine Museum, but no official information on visiting this structure was found. The seven are introduced together on the Former Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine page.