Kami-Atsunai Station Explained

Kami-Atsunai Station
Native Name:上厚内駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:184-1 Atsunai, Urahoro-chō, Tokachi-gun, Hokkaido
Country:Japan
Status:Closed
Operator: JR Hokkaido
Line: Nemuro Line
Distance:243.5 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Code:K41
Rebuilt:1953
Map Type:Japan

was a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line in Urahoro, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1926, it closed in March 2017.

Lines

Kami-Atsunai Station was served by the Nemuro Main Line, and was situated 243.5 km from the starting point of the line at . The station was numbered "K41".

History

The station opened on 1 August 1926.[1] A new wooden station structure was built in 1953.

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The station was destaffed in 1992.

Closure

The station closed following the last day of services on 3 March 2017.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 879. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: 4 March 2017 . ja: 廃止の10無人駅 思い出の駅舎さようなら 住民ら幕掲げ感謝 . 10 unstaffed stations close . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304025459/http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/society/society/1-0375107.html . 4 March 2017 . 4 March 2017 . Doshin Web . The Hokkaido Shimbun Press . Japanese . Japan.