Yunotai Station

Yunotai Station
湯ノ岱駅

Yunotai Station
Location Yunotai, Kaminokuni, Hiyama, Hokkaido
(檜山郡上ノ国町大字湯ノ岱)
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Esashi Line
History
Opened 1935
Closed 2014

Yunotai Station (湯ノ岱駅 Yunotai-eki) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Kaminokuni, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1935 and closed in May 2014.

Lines

Yunotai Station was served by the non-electrified section of the Esashi Line between Kikonai and Esashi.

Station layout

The station consisted of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1  Esashi Line for Kikonai and Hakodate
2  Esashi Line for Kaminokuni and Esashi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Esashi Line
Shinmei Local Miyakoshi

Surrounding area

History

Yunotai Station opened on 10 December 1935.[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]

See also

References

  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. 828. 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 12 May 2014.
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Coordinates: 41°45′01″N 140°14′35″E / 41.7503°N 140.2430°E / 41.7503; 140.2430

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