Tsurunuma Station Explained

Tsurunuma Station
Native Name:鶴沼駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Country:Japan
Owned: JR Hokkaido
Line: Sasshō Line
Distance:66.1km from
Platforms:1
Tracks:1
Passengers:0.0 average daily [1]
Pass Year:2013-2017

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

Lines

Station layout

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

History

The station opened on 16 November 1956.[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]

References

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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.