Shin-Totsukawa Station Explained

Shin Totsukawa Station
Native Name:新十津川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Country:Japan
Coordinates:43.5458°N 141.8742°W
Owned: JR Hokkaido
Line: Sasshō Line
Distance:76.5km from
Platforms:1
Tracks:1
Passengers:8.4 average daily [1]
Pass Year:2013-2017

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

Lines

Shin-Totsukawa Station was the old terminus of the Sasshō Line from, and is situated 76.5 km from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station had a side platform serving one track. The station building was located next to the platform.

History

The station opened on 10 October 1931.[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]

See also

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 . 188. 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.