Ōkaribe Station
Railway station in Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan
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Ōkaribe Station (大狩部駅, Ōkaribe eki) is a railway station on the Hidaka Main Line in Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).[1]
LocationŌkaribe, Niikappu, Niikappu District, Hokkaido
Japan
Japan
OperatorJR Hokkaido
LineHidaka Main Line
Opened15 July 1958
Ōkaribe Station 大狩部駅 | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Ōkaribe, Niikappu, Niikappu District, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Operator | JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line | Hidaka Main Line | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1958 | ||||
| Closed | 1 April 2021 | ||||
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Services on the 116 km (72 mi) section of the line between Mukawa and Samani have been suspended indefinitely since January 2015 due to storm damage.[2]
History
The station opened on 15 July 1958.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]
