Shaguma Station
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JR HokkaidoShaguma Station 舎熊駅 | |||||
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 Shaguma Station in October 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mashike, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line | ■ Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 61.0 km from Fukagawa | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Closed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 November 1921 | ||||
| Closed | 4 December 2016 | ||||
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Shaguma Station (舎熊駅, Shaguma-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1921, the station closed on 4 December 2016.
Shaguma Station was served by the Rumoi Main Line, and lay 61.0 km from the starting point of the line at Fukagawa.[1] The station was unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumoi Main Line | ||||
| Nobusha | Local | Shumombetsu | ||
History
The station opened on 5 November 1921.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
Closure
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]
