Osashima Station Explained

Osashima Station
Native Name:	筬島駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	44.7391°N 142.1975°W
Status:	Unstaffed
Operator:	JR Hokkaido
Line:	Soya Main Line
Distance:	135.6 km from
Platforms:	1 side platform
Tracks:	1
Code:	W62
Passengers:	<1
Map Type:	Japan_Hokkaido
Map Dot Label:	Osashima Station

is a railway station on the Soya Main Line in Osashima, Otoineppu, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Osashima Station is served by the 259.4km (161.2miles) Soya Main Line from to, and lies 135.6 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.

History

The station opened on 8 November 1922.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

In July 2016, JR Hokkaido informed the local government of its intention to close the station from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017 due to low patronage.^[2] However, in April 2017, it was announced that JR Hokkaido would continue to maintain the station for the time being.^[3] In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.^[4]

Passenger statistics

During the period between fiscal 2011 and 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.

Surrounding area

Notes and References

Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . ja . II. 900–901. 4-533-02980-9.
Web site: http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0298298.html . ja: 無人駅の南美深、筬島、歌内　ＪＲ、来年３月廃止方針 . JR plans to close three unstaffed stations next March . 29 July 2016. Doshin Web . The Hokkaido Shimbun Press . Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20160729094301/http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0298298.html . 29 July 2016 . dead . 11 April 2017.
Web site: http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/area/dohoku/1-0384899.html . ja: 宗谷線の南美深、筬島、歌内駅　管理費ＪＲ負担で当面存続 . JR to continue maintaining Minami-Bifuka, Osashima, and Utanai stations on Soya Line . 1 April 2017 . Doshin Web . The Hokkaido Shimbun Press . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20170403014918/http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/area/dohoku/1-0384899.html . 3 April 2017 . dead . 11 April 2017 .
Web site: Sugiyama . Junichi . 26 June 2023 . 「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える? . Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627012656/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20230626-jrhokkaido/ . 27 June 2023 . 4 July 2023 . MyNavi Corporation . ja.