Rumoi Station

Coordinates: 43°56′33.68″N 141°39′7.69″E / 43.9426889°N 141.6521361°E / 43.9426889; 141.6521361
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JR Rumoi-Main-Line, Rumoi Station building

Rumoi Station (留萌駅, Rumoi-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines[edit]

After the closure of the section of the line between Rumoi and Mashike on 4 December 2016 up until the closure of the line between Rumoi and Ishikari-Numata, Rumoi Station was the terminus of the Rumoi Main Line.

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Rumoi Main Line
Ōwada   Local   Terminus

History[edit]

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.[1] 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.[2] On April 1, 2023, the section between Ishikari-Numata and this station closed.[3][4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 留萌線(留萌~増毛間)の鉄道事業廃止について [Closure of Rumoi Line between Rumoi and Mashike]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ JR留萌線留萌―増毛間12月4日に廃止 増毛町が同意 [Mashike agrees to closure of JR Rumoi Line between Rumoi and Mashike on 4 December]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ "鉄道事業の一部廃止の日を繰り上げる届出について" (PDF).
  4. ^ ""留萌線(石狩沼田・留萌間)の廃止日繰上げの届出について"" (PDF).

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43°56′33.68″N 141°39′7.69″E / 43.9426889°N 141.6521361°E / 43.9426889; 141.6521361