Izumisawa Station

Izumisawa Station
泉沢駅
Izumisawa Station, February 2009
Location
Prefecture Hokkaido
(See other stations in Hokkaido)
District Kamiiso
Town Kikonai
History
Year opened 1930
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Esashi Line

Izumisawa Station (泉沢駅 Izumisawa-eki) is a railway station on the Esashi Line in Kikonai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Izumisawa Station is served by the 37.8 km Esashi Line between Goryōkaku and Kikonai.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Esashi Line
Kamaya Local Satsukari

History

Izumisawa Station opened on 25 October 1930.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Future developments

Operations on the Esashi Line are scheduled to be transferred from JR Hokkaido to a new operating company when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opens around 2016.[2]

See also

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 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 132 May 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Coordinates: 41°42′03″N 140°30′24″E / 41.7008°N 140.5067°E