Aizan Station Explained

Aizan Station
Native Name:	愛山駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR Hokkaido
Address:	Aibetsu, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Hokkaido Railway Company
Line:	Sekihoku Main Line
Accessible:	No

was a railway station in Aibetsu, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. Its station number was A40.^[1]

Lines

• Hokkaido Railway Company
  • Sekihoku Main Line

History

In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.^[2] The last train served the station on 15 March 2024 and the station was officially closed the next day.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map .
2. Web site: Sugiyama . Junichi . 26 June 2023 . 「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える? . Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627012656/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20230626-jrhokkaido/ . 27 June 2023 . 4 July 2023 . MyNavi Corporation . ja.
3. Web site: 恩根内など北海道内の無人駅5駅が廃止　地元の存続要望なく歴史に幕. Five unstaffed stations in Hokkaido including Onnenai abolished without local request for continuation. Asahi Shimbun. 16 March 2024 . 17 March 2024. Japanese.