Shumombetsu Station

Location
	Shumombetsu Station Location within Japan

Shumombetsu Station

朱文別駅
Shumombetsu Station; 朱文別駅
	Shumombetsu Station in October 2016
General information
Location	Mashike, Hokkaido; Japan
Elevation	6 m
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
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
Location
Location
	Shumombetsu Station Location within Japan

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	»
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]

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ 留萌線（留萌～増毛間）の鉄道事業廃止について. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ ＪＲ留萌線留萌―増毛間１２月４日に廃止　増毛町が同意. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

JR Hokkaido station information Template:Ja icon

43°51′39″N 141°33′51″E / 43.8607°N 141.5643°E / 43.8607; 141.5643

[teishajo1998-1] 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[hobidas20150810-2] 留萌線（留萌～増毛間）の鉄道事業廃止について. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[doshin20160408-3] ＪＲ留萌線留萌―増毛間１２月４日に廃止　増毛町が同意. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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