Moheji Station

Moheji Station
茂辺地駅

Moheji Station, February 2009
Location Hokuto, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s) South Hokkaido Railway
History
Opened 1930

Moheji Station (茂辺地駅 Moheji-eki) is a railway station on the South Hokkaido Railway in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company.

Lines

Moheji Station is served by the 37.8 km South Hokkaido Railway between Goryōkaku and Kikonai.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
South Hokkaido Railway
Kamiiso Local Oshima-Tōbetsu

History

Moheji Station on the Esashi Line opened on 25 October 1930.[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 May 2014.

Coordinates: 41°45′59″N 140°36′05″E / 41.7663°N 140.6014°E / 41.7663; 140.6014

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