Nakagoya Station Explained

Nakagoya Station
Native Name:中小屋駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Country:Japan
Owned: JR Hokkaido
Line: Sasshō Line
Distance:38.8km from
Platforms:1
Tracks:1
Passengers:6.8 average daily [1]
Pass Year:2013-2017

was a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Ishikari District, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Nakagoya Station was served by the Sasshō Line.

Station layout

The station had a side platform serving one track. The unmanned station building was located beside the platform.

History

The station opened on 3 October 1935.[2]

In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on May 7, 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[3] The actual last service was on April 17, 2020, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間).
  2. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 187. 4-533-00503-9.
  3. Web site: JR札沼線、北海道医療大学-新十津川間が廃止へ 2020年5月、地元と合意. 毎日新聞. ja. 2019-06-07.
  4. 4月のメモ帳. Japanese. The Railway Pictorial. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. 974. July 2020. 153.