Esashi Station
Esashi Station 江差駅 | |
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![]() Esashi Station in August 2011 | |
Location | Esashi, Hiyama District, Hokkaido Japan |
Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
Line(s) | Esashi Line |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
History | |
Opened | 10 November 1936 |
Closed | 11 May 2014 |
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![]() ![]() Esashi Station Location within Hokkaido |
Esashi Station (江差駅, Esashi-eki) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1936 and closed in May 2014.
Lines[]
Esashi Station was formerly the terminus of the non-electrified section of the Esashi Line from Kikonai.
Station layout[]
The station consisted of a single side platform serving a single terminating track.
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Esashi Line | ||||
Kaminokuni | Local | Terminus |
History[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Esashi_Station_19871225.jpg/220px-Esashi_Station_19871225.jpg)
The station in December 1987
Esashi Station opened on 10 November 1936.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ 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.
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Coordinates: 41°51′23″N 140°07′42″E / 41.8563°N 140.1282°E
Categories:
- Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company
- Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1936
- Railway stations closed in 2014
- 2014 disestablishments in Japan