Rumoi Station
Rumoi Station (留萌駅, Rumoi-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Lines
[edit]After the closure of the section of the line between Rumoi and Mashike on 4 December 2016 up until the closure of the line between Rumoi and Ishikari-Numata, Rumoi Station was the terminus of the Rumoi Main Line.
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Ōwada | Local | Terminus | ||
History
[edit]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.[1] 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.[2] On April 1, 2023, the section between Ishikari-Numata and this station closed.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "鉄道事業の一部廃止の日を繰り上げる届出について" (PDF).
- ^ ""留萌線（石狩沼田・留萌間）の廃止日繰上げの届出について"" (PDF).
External links
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- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)
43°56′33.68″N 141°39′7.69″E / 43.9426889°N 141.6521361°E
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