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Ishikari-Tsukigata Station

Railway station in Tsukigata, Hokkaido, Japan

43°20′26″N 141°40′11″E / 43.3405°N 141.6698°E / 43.3405; 141.6698Owned by

JR HokkaidoLine(s)■ Sasshō Line Distance46.3km from SōenPlatforms1Tracks2HistoryOpenedOctober 3, 1935 (1935-10-03)ClosedApril 17, 2020 (2020-04-17) ^[1]Passengers2013-201779.0 average daily ^[2]

Ishikari-Tsukigata Station (石狩月形駅, Ishikari-Tsukigata-eki) was a train station in Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Lines

Hokkaido Railway Company
- Sasshō Line

Station layout

The station had an island platform serving two tracks. A level crossing connected the platform and the station building, which was located to the northeast of the platform. There was also a third track.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sasshō Line
Chiraiotsu		-	Toyogaoka

History

The station opened on October 3, 1935.

In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on May 7, 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.^[3] The actual last service was on April 17, 2020, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "4月のメモ帳". The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 974. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. July 2020. p. 153.
^ "札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間）" (PDF).
^ "JR札沼線、北海道医療大学－新十津川間が廃止へ 2020年5月、地元と合意". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-07.