Rumoi Station (留萌駅, Rumoi-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Lines
editAfter the closure of the section of the line between Rumoi and Mashike on 4 December 2016 up until the closure of the line between Rumoi and Ishikari-Numata, Rumoi Station was the terminus of the Rumoi Main Line.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Ōwada | Local | Terminus | ||
History
editOn 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] On April 1, 2023, the section between Ishikari-Numata and this station closed.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "鉄道事業の一部廃止の日を繰り上げる届出について" (PDF).
- ^ ""留萌線（石狩沼田・留萌間）の廃止日繰上げの届出について"" (PDF).
External links
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- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)
43°56′33.68″N 141°39′7.69″E / 43.9426889°N 141.6521361°E
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