Hatsuno Station

Hatsuno Station

初野駅
Hatsuno Station; 初野駅
General information
Location	Bifuka, Hokkaido; Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sōya Main Line
Other information
Station code	W55
History
Closed	16 March 2024

Hatsuno Station (初野駅, Hatsuno-eki) was a railway station located in Tomioka (富岡), Bifuka, Nakagawa District (Teshio), Hokkaidō, and was operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company.

Lines serviced

Hokkaido Railway Company
- Sōya Main Line

History

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.^[1] The last train served the station on 15 March 2024 and the station was officially closed the next day.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
Bifuka	Local	Onnenai

References

^ 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.

External links

Ekikara Time Table - JR Hatsuno Station

44°30′46″N 142°20′10″E / 44.5127°N 142.3362°E / 44.5127; 142.3362

[1] 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.

[2] "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.

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