Moheji Station Explained

Moheji Station
Native Name:	茂辺地駅
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:	1930

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

Lines

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

History

Moheji Station on the Esashi Line opened on 25 October 1930.^[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. 13 May 2014.