Hōei Station (蓬栄駅, Hōei-eki) was a railway station on the Hidaka Main Line in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Hōei Station 蓬栄駅 | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, Japan Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 42°15′53″N 142°36′17″E / 42.26484°N 142.60477°E | ||||
| System | railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) | ||||
| Operated by | Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) | ||||
| Line | Hidaka Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 109.8 km from Tomakomai (on the Hidaka Main Line) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Closed (formally closed 1 April 2021; services suspended indefinitely from January 2015 due to storm damage) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1958 | ||||
| Closed | 1 April 2021 | ||||
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Services on the 116 km section of the line between Mukawa and Samani were suspended indefinitely from January 2015 due to storm damage.[1]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hidaka Main Line | ||||
| Hidaka-Mitsuishi | Local | Honkiri | ||
History
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ 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 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- 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). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 864. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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