Shumombetsu Station
Shumombetsu Station 朱文別駅 | |||||
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![]() Shumombetsu Station in October 2016 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Mashike, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
Elevation | 6 m | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Rumoi Main Line | ||||
Distance | 62.7 km from Fukagawa | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 December 1963 | ||||
Closed | 5 December 2016 | ||||
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Shumombetsu Station (朱文別駅, Shumonbetsu-eki) is a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). This station was closed on December 5, 2016.
Lines
Shumombetsu Station is served by the Rumoi Main Line, and lies 62.7 km from the starting point of the line at Fukagawa.[1] The station is unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Rumoi Main Line | ||||
Shaguma | Local | Hashibetsu |
History
The station opened on 1 December 1963.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Closure plans
On 10 August 2015, JR Hokkaido announced its plans to close the 16.7 km section of the line beyond Rumoi to Mashike in 2016.[2] In April 2016, it was officially announced that the section from Rumoi to Mashike would be closing in December 2016, with the last services operating on 4 December.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 870. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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External links
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