Tomisato Station

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Tomisato Station

十三里駅
LocationYūbari, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byJR logo (hokkaido).svg Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)■ Sekisho Line
Distance40.2 km from Minami-Chitose
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeK19
History
Opened25 December 1962 (1962-12-25)
Closed25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Location
Tomisato Station is located in Japan
Tomisato Station
Tomisato Station
Location within Japan

Tomisato Station (十三里駅, Tomisato-eki) was a railway station on the Sekisho Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1962, it closed in March 2016.

Lines[]

Tomisato Station was served by the Sekisho Line, and was situated 40.2 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station.[1] The station was numbered "K19".

Station layout[]

The station had two side platforms serving two tracks.

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Sekisho Line
Takinoue - Shin-Yūbari

History[]

The station opened on 25 December 1962.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Closure[]

In September 2015, it was announced that JR Hokkaido planned to close this station in March 2016.[2] The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  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]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 八雲・鷲ノ巣、安平・東追分、根室・花咲　ＪＲ、３駅廃止を伝達　小幌駅は存続へ協議 [JR announces closure of 3 stations (Washinosu in Yakumo, Higashi-Oiwake in Abira, Hanasaki in Nemuro) - Discussions to keep Koboro Station open]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ 根室線花咲など８駅廃止、７９本減便　ＪＲ北海道がダイヤ改正 [JR Hokkaido introduces revised timetable - 8 stations closed and 79 services cut]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.


Coordinates: 42°54′54″N 142°01′26″E / 42.9150°N 142.0238°E / 42.9150; 142.0238

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