Higashi-Kunebetsu Station
Railway station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan
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Higashi-Kunebetsu Station (東久根別駅, Higashi-Kunebetsu-eki) is a railway station on the South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company.
Higashi-Kunebetsu Station 東久根別駅 | |||||
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Higashi-Kunebetsu Station in September 2014 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hokuto, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Operator | South Hokkaido Railway Company | ||||
| Line | South Hokkaido Railway Line | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 November 1986 | ||||
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Lines
Higashi-Kunebetsu Station is served by the 37.8 km South Hokkaido Railway Line between Goryōkaku and Kikonai.
Station layout
The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.
Adjacent stations
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]
