Miyakoshi Station

Miyakoshi Station

宮越駅
Miyakoshi Station in December 2012
General information
LocationKaminokuni, Hiyama District, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Esashi Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
History
Opened30 December 1964
ClosedMay 2014
Location
Miyakoshi Station is located in Hokkaido
Miyakoshi Station
Miyakoshi Station
Location within Hokkaido
Miyakoshi Station is located in Japan
Miyakoshi Station
Miyakoshi Station
Miyakoshi Station (Japan)

Miyakoshi Station (宮越駅, Miyakoshi-eki) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Kaminokuni, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1964 and closed in May 2014.

Lines

Miyakoshi Station was served by the non-electrified section of the Esashi Line between Kikonai and Esashi.

Station layout

The station consisted of a single side platform serving a bidirectional single track.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Esashi Line
Yunotai Local Katsuraoka

History

Miyakoshi Station opened on 30 December 1964.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The station closed in 2014, with the last services on the line running on 11 May.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. 828. 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 12 May 2014.
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