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.
Shumombetsu Station 朱文別駅 | |
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Shumombetsu Station in October 2016 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Mashike, Hokkaido Japan |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Operated by | |
| 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 (1963-12-01) |
| Closed | 4 December 2016 (2016-12-04) |
| Location | |
Shumombetsu Station Location within Japan | |
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.
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Shaguma | Local | Hashibetsu | ||
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]
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]
Stations of the JR Rumoi Main Line | |
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