Ōkaribe Station

Ōkaribe Station
大狩部駅
Location Ōkaribe, Niikappu, Niikappu District, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Hidaka Main Line
History
Opened 15 July 1958
Location
Ōkaribe Station
Location within Japan

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).

Services on the 116 km section of the line between Mukawa and Samani have been suspended indefinitely since January 2015 due to storm damage.[1]

History

The station opened on 15 July 1958.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 日高本線・鵡川～様似間の復旧を断念　JR北海道、地元と協議へ [JR Hokkaido abandons reopening of Hidaka Main Line between Mukawa and Samani]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co. Ltd. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 863. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

Coordinates: 42°23′45″N 142°15′33″E / 42.3958°N 142.2591°E / 42.3958; 142.2591


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