Higashi-Kunebetsu Station
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.
Higashi-Kunebetsu Station 東久根別駅 | |
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 Higashi-Kunebetsu Station in September 2014 | |
| 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  Higashi-Kunebetsu Station Higashi-Kunebetsu Station (Japan) | |
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.
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
References
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- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 827. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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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