Reuke Station

Reuke Station
Reuke Station; 礼受駅
	Reuke Station in May 2015
Location	Reuke-cho, Rumoi-shi, Hokkaido　077-0035; Japan
Elevation	16 m
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Rumoi Main Line
Distance	56.2 km from Fukagawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Closed
Website	www.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/r_reuke.html
History
Opened	5 November 1921
Closed	4 December 2016
Location
	Reuke Station Location within Japan

Reuke Station (礼受駅, Reuke-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1921, the station closed on 4 December 2016.

Lines

Reuke Station was served by the 66.8 km (41.5 mi) Rumoi Main Line between Fukagawa and Mashike, and lay 56.2 km from the starting point of the line at Fukagawa.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Rumoi Main Line
Segoshi		Local	Afun

History

The station opened on 5 November 1921.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Closure plans

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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References

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. 869. 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 8 April 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

External links

JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)

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[teishajo1998-1] 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. 869. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[hobidas20150810-2] 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.

[doshin20160408-3] 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 8 April 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.