Aizan Station
Aizan Station 愛山駅 | |||||
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 View of Aizan Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aibetsu, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 43°51′59″N 142°40′48″E / 43.8664°N 142.6800°E | ||||
| Operated by | Hokkaido Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) | Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Accessible | No | ||||
| History | |||||
| Closed | 16 March 2024 | ||||
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Aizan Station (愛山駅, Aizan-eki) was a railway station in Aibetsu, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. Its station number was A40.[1]
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History
In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[2] The last train served the station on 15 March 2024 and the station was officially closed the next day.[3]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Limited Rapid Kitami: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Naka-Aibetsu | Local | Antaroma | ||
References
- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF).
- ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "恩根内など北海道内の無人駅5駅が廃止 地元の存続要望なく歴史に幕" [Five unstaffed stations in Hokkaido including Onnenai abolished without local request for continuation]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.