Kiyohata Station

Kiyohata Station (清畠駅, Kiyohata-eki) is a railway station on the Hidaka Main Line in Hidaka, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

JR Hidaka-Main-Line Kiyohata Station building

Services on the 116 km section of the line between Mukawa and Samani have been suspended indefinitely since January 2015 due to storm damage.[1]

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History

The station opened on 6 September 1924, named Kenomai Station (慶能舞駅).[2] It was renamed Kiyohata on 1 April 1944.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[2]

See also

References
  1. 日高本線・鵡川～様似間の復旧を断念　JR北海道、地元と協議へ [JR Hokkaido abandons reopening of Hidaka Main Line between Mukawa and Samani]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co. Ltd. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 863. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

42.4556°N 142.1767°E / 42.4556; 142.1767


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