Takinoue Signal Station
Takinoue Signal Station 滝ノ上信号場 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station building in July, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sekishō Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 35.8 km (22.2 mi) from Minami-Chitose | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | K18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 February 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 16 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2014 | 6 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Takinoue Signal Station (滝ノ上信号場, Takinoue-shingōjo) is a railway signal station on the Sekisho Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Until March 15, 2024, it operated as Takinoue Station for passengers.
Lines
[edit]Takinoue Station was served by the Sekisho Line, and was situated 27.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station.[1] The station is numbered "K18".[2]
Station layout
[edit]The station had one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge, serving three tracks. Kitaca was not available.[clarification needed] The station was unattended.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The station opened on 16 February 1897.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
Closure
[edit]In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[3] The last train served the station on 15 March 2024 and the station was officially closed the next day.[4]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "恩根内など北海道内の無人駅5駅が廃止 地元の存続要望なく歴史に幕" [Five unstaffed stations in Hokkaido including Onnenai abolished without local request for continuation]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.