Hama-Taura Station (浜田浦駅, Hama-Taura eki) was a railway station on the Hidaka Main Line in Mukawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Hama-Taura Station

浜田浦駅
Hama-Taura Station Waiting room
General information
LocationMukawa
Hokkaido Prefecture
Japan
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Hidaka Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
Opened18 December 1959; 64 years ago (1959-12-18)
Closed18 March 2023
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Hama-Atsuma
towards Tomakomai
Hidaka Main Line Mukawa
Terminus
Location
Hama-Taura Station is located in Hokkaido
Hama-Taura Station
Hama-Taura Station
Location within Hokkaido
Hama-Taura Station is located in Japan
Hama-Taura Station
Hama-Taura Station
Hama-Taura Station (Japan)

Some trains pass through this station, but a total of 12 trains stop here each day.[1]

2021 In July, JR Hokkaido notified Mukawa Town of its intention to abolish this station. , agreed with the residents to abolish this station.[1] According to a JR survey, the average number of passengers per day at the station was 2 from 2016 to 2020, and 1 in 2021.[1] According to Mukawa Mayor Yoshiyuki Takenaka, he revealed at the regular town assembly that JR Hokkaido told him that the station was scheduled to be abolished on April 1, 2023.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "日高線の浜田浦駅 来年4月1日に廃止". 北海道新聞. 2022-09-21. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-24.


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