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.
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.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hokkaido Railway | ||||
| Nanaehama | Local | Kunebetsu | ||
History
Higashi-Kunebetsu Station on the Esashi Line opened on 1 November 1986. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
Operations on the Esashi Line were transferred from JR Hokkaido to South Hokkaido Railway Company when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened on 26 March 2016.
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Kunebetsu Station.
- ^ 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. 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.