Higashi-Kunebetsu Station

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station 東久根別駅
Higashi-Kunebetsu Station in September 2014
General information
Location	Hokuto, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	South Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)	South Hokkaido Railway Line
History
Opened	1 November 1986
Location Higashi-Kunebetsu Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Higashi-Kunebetsu Station Higashi-Kunebetsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station (東久根別駅, Higashi-Kunebetsu-eki) is a railway station on the South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company.

Lines

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station is served by the 37.8 km South Hokkaido Railway Line between Goryōkaku and Kikonai.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
South Hokkaido Railway
Nanaehama		Local	Kunebetsu

History

Higashi-Kunebetsu Station on the Esashi Line opened on 1 November 1986.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Operations on the Esashi Line were transferred from JR Hokkaido to South Hokkaido Railway Company when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened on 26 March 2016.[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 827. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 江差線木古内—江差間が廃止される [Esashi Line section between Kikonai and Esashi closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

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