Minami-Teshikaga Station

Railway station in Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan

43°25′43″N 144°30′51″E / 43.4287°N 144.5142°E / 43.4287; 144.5142Operated by JR HokkaidoLine(s)■ Senmō Main LineDistance62.3 km from Higashi-KushiroPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStation codeB63HistoryOpened15 August 1929Closed14 March 2020

Minami-Teshikaga Station (南弟子屈駅, Minami-Teshikaga-eki) was a railway station on the Senmō Main Line in Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It was numbered "B63".

Lines

Minami-Teshikaga Station was served by the Senmō Main Line, and lied 62.3 km from the starting point of the line at Higashi-Kushiro.[1]

Station layout

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

  • The station platform in May 2017
    The station platform in May 2017

Adjacent stations

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Senmō Main Line
Rapid Shiretoko: Does not stop at this station
Mashū   Local   Isobunnai

History

The station opened on 15 August 1929.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

On 14 March 2020, this station was closed due to low numbers of passengers.

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 924. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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