Ōkaribe Station Explained

Ōkaribe Station
Native Name:大狩部駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ōkaribe, Niikappu, Niikappu District, Hokkaido
Country:Japan
Operator:JR Hokkaido
Line:Hidaka Main Line
Opened:15 July 1958
Closed:1 April 2021
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Hidaka Main Line in Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).[1]

Services on the 116km (72miles) section of the line between and have been suspended indefinitely since January 2015 due to storm damage.[2]

History

The station opened on 15 July 1958.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]

See also

References

42.3958°N 142.2591°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hidaka main line. www.bae.se. 2019-11-27.
  2. Web site: https://trafficnews.jp/post/61922/ . ja: 日高本線・鵡川~様似間の復旧を断念 JR北海道、地元と協議へ . JR Hokkaido abandons reopening of Hidaka Main Line between Mukawa and Samani . 22 December 2016. Traffic News . Mediavague Co. Ltd.. Japan. Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222054706/https://trafficnews.jp/post/61922/ . 22 December 2016 . live . 4 April 2017.
  3. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . Japanese . II. 863. 4-533-02980-9.