Urakawa Station (Hokkaido) Explained

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

Services on the 116 km section of the line between and have been suspended indefinitely since January 2015 due to storm damage.^[1]

History

The station opened on 24 October 1935.^[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

42.1683°N 142.7697°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://trafficnews.jp/post/61922/ . ja: 日高本線・鵡川～様似間の復旧を断念　JR北海道、地元と協議へ . JR Hokkaido abandons reopening of Hidaka Main Line between Mukawa and Samani . 22 December 2016. Traffic News . Mediavague Co. Ltd.. Japan. ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222054706/https://trafficnews.jp/post/61922/ . 22 December 2016 . live . 4 April 2017.
2. 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. 864–865. 4-533-02980-9.