Kanehana Station Explained

Kanehana Station
Native Name:金華駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kitami, Hokkaido
Country:Japan
Status:Closed
Operator: JR Hokkaido
Line: Sekihoku Main Line
Code:A54
Former:Ponmuka (1914-1951)
Map Type:Japan

was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1914, the station closed in March 2016.

Lines

Kanehana Station was served by the Sekihoku Main Line, and was unstaffed. It was numbered "A54".

History

The station opened on 5 October 1914 as .[1] It was renamed Kanehana on 20 July 1951.[1] The station was destaffed in 1983. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

JR Hokkaido announced in July 2015 that it planned to close the station from the start of the revised timetable in March 2016, citing low passenger usage figures.[2] The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[3]

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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. 920. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0157729.html. ja: JR金華駅廃止へ 北見の無人駅、来年3月. JR Hokkaido to close unstaffed Kanehana Station in Kitami next March. 17 July 2015. Doshin . The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717065108/http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0157729.html. 2015-07-17. dead. 17 July 2015.
  3. News: 26 March 2016 . ja: 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 . Japan . The Hokkaido Shimbun Press . Japanese . http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0251057.html . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402121747/http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0251057.html . 2 April 2016 . 2 April 2016 .