Shumombetsu Station

朱文別駅
Shumombetsu Station in October 2016
General information
LocationMashike, Hokkaido
Japan
Elevation6 m
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Rumoi Main Line
Distance62.7 km from Fukagawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1 December 1963 (1963-12-01)
Closed4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)
Location
Shumombetsu Station is located in Japan
Shumombetsu Station
Shumombetsu Station
Location within Japan

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.

Lines

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

« Service »
Rumoi Main Line
Shaguma   Local   Hashibetsu

History

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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