Shumombetsu Station
Former railway station in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan
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
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shumonbetsu Station.
- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)
- v
- t
- e
Stations of the JR Rumoi Main Line
43°51′39″N 141°33′51″E / 43.8607°N 141.5643°E / 43.8607; 141.5643
