Chiraiotsu Station
Chiraiotsu Station 知来乙駅 | |
|---|---|
 Station building (July 2017) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 43°19′54″N 141°38′58″E / 43.3318°N 141.6495°E |
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | ■ Sasshō Line |
| Distance | 44.2km from Sōen |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1958 |
| Closed | 17 April 2020 [1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2013-2017 | 5.0 average daily [2] |
Chiraiotsu Station (知来乙駅, Chiraiotsu-eki) was a train station in Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaidō, Japan.
Lines[edit]
Station layout[edit]
The station had a side platform serving one track. The station entrance was located on the south end of the platform, where the unmanned station building was also located.
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasshō Line | ||||
| Tsukigaoka | - | Ishikari-Tsukigata | ||
History[edit]
The station opened on 1 July 1958.
In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on 7 May 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[3] The actual last service was on 17 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
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