Takinoue Signal Station (滝ノ上信号場, Takinoue-shingōjo) is a railway signal station on the Sekisho Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Until March 15, 2024, it operated as Takinoue Station for passengers.
Takinoue Signal Station 滝ノ上信号場 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station building in July, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sekishō Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 35.8 km (22.2 mi) from Minami-Chitose | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | K18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 February 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 16 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2014 | 6 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Takinoue Signal Station Location within Hokkaido  Takinoue Signal Station Takinoue Signal Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Takinoue Station was served by the Sekisho Line, and was situated 27.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station.[1] The station is numbered "K18".[2]
Station layout edit
The station had one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge, serving three tracks. Kitaca was not available.[clarification needed] The station was unattended.[citation needed]
History edit
The station opened on 16 February 1897.[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
In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[3] The last train served the station on 15 March 2024 and the station was officially closed the next day.[4]
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. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "恩根内など北海道内の無人駅5駅が廃止 地元の存続要望なく歴史に幕" [Five unstaffed stations in Hokkaido including Onnenai abolished without local request for continuation]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.