Higashi-Kunebetsu Station

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station
東久根別駅

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station, February 2009
Location Hokuto, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s) South Hokkaido Railway
History
Opened 1986

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station (東久根別駅 Higashi-Kunebetsu-eki) is a railway station on the South Hokkaido Railway in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company.

Lines

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station is served by the 37.8 km South Hokkaido Railway between Goryōkaku and Kikonai.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
South Hokkaido Railway
Nanaehama Local Kunebetsu

History

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station on the Esashi Line opened on 1 November 1986.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Operations on the Esashi Line were transferred from JR Hokkaido to South Hokkaido Railway Company when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened on 26 March 2016.[2]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 827. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 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 13 May 2014.

Coordinates: 41°49′35″N 140°40′47″E / 41.8264°N 140.6796°E / 41.8264; 140.6796

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