Oshima-Tsuruoka Station

Oshima-Tsuruoka Station (渡島鶴岡駅, Oshima-Tsuruoka-eki) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Kikonai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1964 and closed in May 2014.

Oshima-Tsuruoka Station

渡島鶴岡駅
Oshima-Tsuruoka Station in September 2008
General information
LocationTsuruoka, Kikonai, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Esashi Line
History
Opened30 December 1964
ClosedMay 2014
Location
Oshima-Tsuruoka Station is located in Hokkaido
Oshima-Tsuruoka Station
Oshima-Tsuruoka Station
Location within Hokkaido
Oshima-Tsuruoka Station is located in Japan
Oshima-Tsuruoka Station
Oshima-Tsuruoka Station
Oshima-Tsuruoka Station (Japan)

Lines

Oshima-Tsuruoka Station was served by the non-electrified section of the Esashi Line between Kikonai and Esashi.

Station layout

The station consisted of a single side platform serving a bidirectional single track.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Esashi Line
Kikonai Local Yoshibori

History

Oshima-Tsuruoka Station opened on 30 December 1964.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The station closed in 2014, with the last services on the line running on 11 May.[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. 828. 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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