Kami-Atsunai Station

Former railway station in Urahoro, Hokkaido, Japan

Location within Japan

Kami-Atsunai Station (上厚内駅, Kami-Atsunai-eki) was a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line in Urahoro, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1926, it closed in March 2017.

Lines

Kami-Atsunai Station was served by the Nemuro Main Line, and was situated 243.5 km from the starting point of the line at Takikawa.^[1] The station was numbered "K41".

Layout

The waiting room in September 2013
The platforms in September 2013

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Nemuro Main Line
Limited Express Ōzora: Does not stop at this station
Urahoro	Local	Atsunai

History

The station opened on 1 August 1926.^[1] A new wooden station structure was built in 1953.^[2]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1] The station was destaffed in 1992.^[2]

Closure

The station closed following the last day of services on 3 March 2017.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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. 879. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c 廃止の１０無人駅　思い出の駅舎さようなら　住民ら幕掲げ感謝 [10 unstaffed stations close]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.