| 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 (1921-11-05) |
| Closed | 4 December 2016 (2016-12-04) |
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.
Lines
Mashike Station was the terminus of the Rumoi Main Line from Fukagawa. The station was unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Hashibetsu | Local | Terminus | ||
History
The station opened on 5 November 1921.
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. 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.
See also
References
- 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
- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)
| Stations of the JR Rumoi Main Line | |
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