Mashike Station 増毛駅 | |
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General information | |
Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
Line(s) | Rumoi Main Line |
History | |
Opened | 5 November 1921 |
Closed | 4 December 2016 |
Mashike Station (増毛駅, Mashike-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station closed on 4 December 2016.
Mashike Station was the terminus of the Rumoi Main Line from Fukagawa. The station was unstaffed.
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Rumoi Main Line | ||||
Hashibetsu | Local | Terminus |
The station opened on 5 November 1921.[1]
On 10 August 2015, JR Hokkaido announced its plans to close the 16.7 km section of the line beyond Rumoi to Mashike in 2016.[2] In April 2016, it was officially announced that the section from Rumoi to Mashike would be closing in December 2016, with the last services operating on 4 December.[3]