Mashike Station

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.

Mashike Station

増毛駅
Station building, July 2015
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Rumoi Main Line
History
Opened5 November 1921 (1921-11-05)
Closed4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)

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.[1]

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]

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See also

References
  1. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 870. ISBN 4533029809.
  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. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.


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