Kunebetsu Station Explained

Kunebetsu Station
Native Name:	久根別駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Hokuto, Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Map Type:	Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Operator:	South Hokkaido Railway Company
Line:	South Hokkaido Railway Line
Opened:	15 September 1913

is a railway station on the South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company.

Lines

Kunebetsu Station is served by the 37.8 km South Hokkaido Railway Line between and .

History

Kunebetsu Station on the Esashi Line opened on 15 September 1913.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

Operations on the Esashi Line were transferred from JR Hokkaido to South Hokkaido Railway Company when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened on 26 March 2016.^[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes and References

1. Book: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 827. 4-533-02980-9.
2. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2014/05/12/150000.html. ja:江差線木古内—江差間が廃止される. Esashi Line section between Kikonai and Esashi closes. 12 May 2014. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 12 May 2014.