Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)

Higashiyama Station (東山駅, Higashiyama-eki) was a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Mori, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1949, it closed in March 2017.

Higashiyama Station 東山駅
The station platform in September 2014
Location	Mori, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Hakodate Main Line
Distance	40.1 km from the starting point of the line at Hakodate
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Closed
Station code	H64
History
Opened	1 August 1949 (1949-08-01)
Closed	3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Location
Higashiyama Station Location within Japan

Lines

Higashiyama Station was served by the Hakodate Main Line, and was situated 40.1 km from the starting point of the line at Hakodate.[1] The station was numbered "H64".

According to the timetable of March 2009, the station was served by four northbound and four southbound trains per day. Many other trains, including two northbound and one southbound local trains per day, pass through the station.[2]

History

The station began operation as Higashiyama Signal Box (東山信号場, Higashiyama Shingōjō) on February 26, 1943.[1] On August 1, 1949, it became Higashiyama Temporary Station (東山仮乗降場, Higashiyama Kari-jōkōjō). On April 1, 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido, and was promoted to become a full station.[1]

Closure

The station closed following the last day of services on 3 March 2017.[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 807. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. JTB Timetable No. 998 (March 2009). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 654–667.
3. 廃止の１０無人駅　思い出の駅舎さようなら　住民ら幕掲げ感謝 [10 unstaffed stations close]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.