Nanaehama Station

Nanaehama Station
七重浜駅
Nanaehama Station, May 2009
Location
Prefecture Hokkaido
(See other stations in Hokkaido)
City Hokuto
History
Year opened 1926
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Esashi Line

Nanaehama Station (七重浜駅 Nanaehama-eki) is a railway station on the Esashi Line in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

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

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1/2 Esashi Line for Goryōkaku and Kikonai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Esashi Line
Goryōkaku Local Higashi-Kunebetsu

History

Nanaehama Station opened on 21 June 1926.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Surrounding area

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. 827. 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 13 May 2014.

Coordinates: 41°49′03″N 140°42′30″E / 41.8176°N 140.7083°E