Kaminokuni Station

Former railway station in Kaminokuni, Hokkaido, Japan

Kaminokuni Station

Location within Hokkaido

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Kaminokuni Station

Kaminokuni Station (Japan)

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Kaminokuni Station (上ノ国駅, Kaminokuni-eki) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Kaminokuni, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1936 and closed in May 2014.

Lines

Kaminokuni 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
Naka-Suda		Local	Esashi

History

Kaminokuni Station opened on 10 November 1936.^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.