Osashima Station

Osashima Station

筬島駅
Osashima Station; 筬島駅
	The station structure in April 2017
Location	Japan
Coordinates	Coordinates: 44°44′21″N 142°11′51″E / 44.7391°N 142.1975°E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Soya Main Line
Distance	135.6 km from Asahikawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	W62
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 August 1922
Passengers
	<1
Location
	Osashima Station Location within Hokkaido

Osashima Station (筬島駅, Osashima-eki) is a railway station on the Soya Main Line in Osashima, Otoineppu, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines[]

Osashima Station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai, and lies 135.6 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[1]

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Soya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
Otoineppu	Local	Saku

History[]

The station in September 2009

The station opened on 8 November 1922.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

In July 2016, JR Hokkaido informed the local government of its intention to close the station from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017 due to low patronage.^[2] However, in April 2017, it was announced that JR Hokkaido would continue to maintain the station for the time being.^[3]

Passenger statistics[]

During the period between fiscal 2011 and 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.

Surrounding area[]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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. pp. 900–901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 無人駅の南美深、筬島、歌内　ＪＲ、来年３月廃止方針 [JR plans to close three unstaffed stations next March]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ 宗谷線の南美深、筬島、歌内駅　管理費ＪＲ負担で当面存続 [JR to continue maintaining Minami-Bifuka, Osashima, and Utanai stations on Soya Line]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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. pp. 900–901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[doshin20160729-2] 無人駅の南美深、筬島、歌内　ＪＲ、来年３月廃止方針 [JR plans to close three unstaffed stations next March]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[doshin20170401-3] 宗谷線の南美深、筬島、歌内駅　管理費ＪＲ負担で当面存続 [JR to continue maintaining Minami-Bifuka, Osashima, and Utanai stations on Soya Line]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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