Hashibetsu Station

Hashibetsu Station - platform

Hashibetsu Station (箸別駅, Hashibetsu-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station closed on 4 December 2016.

Lines

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Hashibetsu Station was served by the Rumoi Main Line. The station was unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Rumoi Main Line
Shumombetsu   Local   Mashike

History

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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.[1] 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.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 留萌線(留萌~増毛間)の鉄道事業廃止について [Closure of Rumoi Line between Rumoi and Mashike]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ JR留萌線留萌―増毛間12月4日に廃止 増毛町が同意 [Mashike agrees to closure of JR Rumoi Line between Rumoi and Mashike on 4 December]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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43°51′32.95″N 141°33′5.86″E / 43.8591528°N 141.5516278°E / 43.8591528; 141.5516278