Shumombetsu Station

Shumombetsu Station

朱文別駅
Shumombetsu Station; 朱文別駅
	Shumombetsu Station in October 2016
General information
Location	Mashike, Hokkaido; Japan
Elevation	6 m
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Rumoi Main Line
Distance	62.7 km from Fukagawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1 December 1963
Closed	4 December 2016
Location
	Shumombetsu Station Location within Japan

Shumombetsu Station (朱文別駅, Shumonbetsu-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1963, the station closed on 4 December 2016.

Lines

Shumombetsu Station was served by the Rumoi Main Line, and lay 62.7 km from the starting point of the line at Fukagawa.[1] The station was unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Rumoi Main Line
Shaguma		Local		Hashibetsu

History

The station opened on 1 December 1963.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Closure

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]

References

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. 870. 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. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)

43.8607°N 141.5643°E / 43.8607; 141.5643

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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]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 870. 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. Retrieved 14 April 2016.