Satsukari Station Explained

Satsukari Station
Native Name:札苅駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kikonai, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Operator:South Hokkaido Railway Company
Line:South Hokkaido Railway Line
Opened:25 October 1930

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

Lines

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

History

Satsukari 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

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. 828. 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.