Shumombetsu Station (朱文別駅, Shumonbetsu-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1963, the station closed on 4 December 2016.
Shumombetsu Station 朱文別駅 | |||||
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 Shumombetsu Station in October 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mashike, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Elevation | 6 m | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 62.7 km from Fukagawa | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Closed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 December 1963 | ||||
| Closed | 4 December 2016 | ||||
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Lines edit
Shumombetsu Station was served by the Rumoi Main Line, and lay 62.7 km from the starting point of the line at Fukagawa.[1] The station was unstaffed.
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Shaguma | Local | Hashibetsu | ||
History edit
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 Hokkaido.[1]
Closure edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. 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. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
External links edit
- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)