Reuke Station

Reuke Station
礼受駅

Reuke Station in May 2015
Location Reuke-cho, Rumoi-shi, Hokkaido　077-0035
Japan
Elevation 16 m
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) ■ Rumoi Main Line
Distance 56.2 km from Fukagawa
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website www.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/r_reuke.html
History
Opened 5 November 1921 (1921-11-05)
Closed 5 December 2016 (2016-12-05)
Location
Reuke Station
Location within Japan

Reuke Station (礼受駅 Reuke-eki) is a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). This station was closed on December 5, 2016.

Lines

Reuke Station is served by the 66.8 km (41.5 mi) Rumoi Main Line between Fukagawa and Mashike, and lies 56.2 km from the starting point of the line at Fukagawa.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Rumoi Main Line
Segoshi Local Afun

History

The station opened on 5 November 1921.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Closure plans

On 10 August 2015, JR Hokkaido announced its plans to close the 16.7 km section of the line beyond Rumoi to Mashike in 2016.[2] In April 2016, it was officially announced that the section from Rumoi to Mashike would be closing in December 2016, with the last services operating on 4 December.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 869. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ↑ 留萌線（留萌～増毛間）の鉄道事業廃止について [Closure of Rumoi Line between Rumoi and Mashike]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ↑ ＪＲ留萌線留萌―増毛間１２月４日に廃止　増毛町が同意 [Mashike agrees to closure of JR Rumoi Line between Rumoi and Mashike on 4 December]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

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Coordinates: 43°54′17.36″N 141°36′40.31″E / 43.9048222°N 141.6111972°E / 43.9048222; 141.6111972

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