Miyakoshi Station

Miyakoshi Station
宮越駅
Location Kaminokuni, Hiyama District, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Esashi Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
History
Opened 30 December 1964
Closed May 2014
Location
Miyakoshi Station
Location within Hokkaido
Miyakoshi Station
Miyakoshi Station (Japan)

Miyakoshi Station (宮越駅, Miyakoshi-eki) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Kaminokuni, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1964 and closed in May 2014.

Lines

Miyakoshi Station was served by the non-electrified section of the Esashi Line between Kikonai and Esashi.

Station layout

The station consisted of a single side platform serving a bidirectional single track.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Esashi Line
Yunotai Local Katsuraoka

History

Miyakoshi Station opened on 30 December 1964.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The station closed in 2014, with the last services on the line running on 11 May.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ↑ 江差線木古内—江差間が廃止される [Esashi Line section between Kikonai and Esashi closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

Coordinates: 41°45′44″N 140°11′06″E / 41.7621°N 140.1850°E / 41.7621; 140.1850

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