Tsukigaoka Station Explained

Tsukigaoka Station
Native Name:月ヶ岡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Country:Japan
Owned: JR Hokkaido
Line: Sasshō Line
Distance:41.6km from
Platforms:1
Tracks:1
Passengers:2.8 average daily [1]
Pass Year:2013-2017

was a train station in Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Lines

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 1 July 1958.

In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on 7 May 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[2] The actual last service was on 17 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間).
  2. 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.
  3. 4月のメモ帳. Japanese. The Railway Pictorial. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. 974. July 2020. 153.