Mashike Station (増毛駅, Mashike-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.
Mashike Station 増毛駅 | |
|---|---|
 Station building, July 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | Rumoi Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 November 1921 |
| Closed | 4 December 2016 |
Lines
editMashike Station was the terminus of the Rumoi Main Line from Fukagawa. The station was unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Hashibetsu | Local | Terminus | ||
History
editThe station opened on 5 November 1921.[1]
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
editReferences
edit- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 870. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)
43°51′23.55″N 141°31′39.35″E / 43.8565417°N 141.5275972°E
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