Kamaya Station

Kamaya Station (釜谷駅, Kamaya-eki) is a railway station on the South Hokkaido Railway Line in Kikonai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company.

Kamaya Station

釜谷駅
Kamaya Station, September 2022
General information
LocationKikonai, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated bySouth Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)South Hokkaido Railway Line
History
Opened1930
Location
Kamaya Station is located in Hokkaido
Kamaya Station
Kamaya Station
Location within Hokkaido
Kamaya Station is located in Japan
Kamaya Station
Kamaya Station
Kamaya Station (Japan)

Lines

Kamaya Station is served by the 37.8 km South Hokkaido Railway Line between Goryōkaku and Kikonai.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
South Hokkaido Railway
Oshima-Tōbetsu Local Izumisawa

History

Kamaya Station on the Esashi Line opened on 25 October 1930.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Operations on the Esashi Line were transferred from JR Hokkaido to South Hokkaido Railway Company when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened on 26 March 2016.[2]

See also

References

  1. 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. 827. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 江差線木古内—江差間が廃止される [Esashi Line section between Kikonai and Esashi closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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