Oshima-Tōbetsu Station

Oshima-Tōbetsu Station
渡島当別駅
Oshima-Tōbetsu Station, February 2009
Location
Prefecture Hokkaido
(See other stations in Hokkaido)
City Hokuto
History
Year opened 1930
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Esashi Line

Oshima-Tōbetsu Station (渡島当別駅 Oshima-Tōbetsu-eki) is a railway station on the Esashi Line in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Oshima-Tōbetsu Station is served by the 37.8 km Esashi Line between Goryōkaku and Kikonai.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Esashi Line
Moheji Local Kamaya

History

Oshima-Tōbetsu 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. 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 132 May 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Coordinates: 41°44′15″N 140°34′45″E / 41.7374°N 140.5792°E