Mashike Station
Former railway station in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan
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Mashike Station (増毛駅, Mashike-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station closed on 4 December 2016.
Mashike Station 増毛駅 | |||||
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Station building, July 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line | Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 November 1921 | ||||
| Closed | 4 December 2016 | ||||
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Lines
Mashike Station was the terminus of the Rumoi Main Line from Fukagawa. The station was unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Hashibetsu | Local | Terminus | ||
History
The station opened on 5 November 1921.[1]
On 10 August 2015, JR Hokkaido announced its plans to close the 16.7 km section of the line beyond Rumoi to Mashike in 2016.[2] In April 2016, it was officially announced that the section from Rumoi to Mashike would be closing in December 2016, with the last services operating on 4 December.[3]
