Ishikari-Tsukigata Station

Ishikari-Tsukigata Station (石狩月形駅, Ishikari-Tsukigata-eki) was a train station in Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Ishikari-Tsukigata Station

石狩月形駅
Station building (May 2018)
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates43°20′26″N 141°40′11″E / 43.3405°N 141.6698°E / 43.3405; 141.6698
Owned by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Sasshō Line
Distance46.3km from Sōen
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
OpenedOctober 3, 1935 (1935-10-03)
ClosedApril 17, 2020 (2020-04-17) [1]
Passengers
2013-201779.0 average daily [2]
Station platform (April 2013)

Lines

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Station layout

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The station had an island platform serving two tracks. A level crossing connected the platform and the station building, which was located to the northeast of the platform. There was also a third track.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sasshō Line
Chiraiotsu - Toyogaoka

History

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The station opened on October 3, 1935.

In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on May 7, 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[3] The actual last service was on April 17, 2020, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "4月のメモ帳". The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 974. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. July 2020. p. 153.
  2. ^ "札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間)" (PDF).
  3. ^ "JR札沼線、北海道医療大学-新十津川間が廃止へ 2020年5月、地元と合意". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-07.