Hanasaki Station (Hokkaido)

The station building in August 2010

Hanasaki Station (花咲駅 Hanasaki-eki) is a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line in Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened on August 5, 1921.

Lines

Hanasaki Station is served by the Nemuro Main Line.

History

The station in August 1994

The station opened on 5 August 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Future plans

In September 2015, it was announced that JR Hokkaido planned to close this station in March 2016.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 八雲・鷲ノ巣、安平・東追分、根室・花咲　ＪＲ、３駅廃止を伝達　小幌駅は存続へ協議 [JR announces closure of 3 stations (Washinosu in Yakumo, Higashi-Oiwake in Abira, Hanasaki in Nemuro) - Discussions to keep Koboro Station open]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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Coordinates: 43°17′43″N 145°34′31″E / 43.295297°N 145.575333°E / 43.295297; 145.575333

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