Hōei Station 蓬栄駅 | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, Japan Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 42°15′53″N 142°36′17″E / 42.26484°N 142.60477°E | ||||
| System | railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) | ||||
| Operated by | Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) | ||||
| Line | Hidaka Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 109.8 km from Tomakomai (on the Hidaka Main Line) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Closed (formally closed 1 April 2021; services suspended indefinitely from January 2015 due to storm damage) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1958 | ||||
| Closed | 1 April 2021 | ||||
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Hōei Station (蓬栄駅, Hōei-eki) was a railway station on the Hidaka Main Line in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Services on the 116 km section of the line between Mukawa and Samani were suspended indefinitely from January 2015 due to storm damage.[1]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidaka Main Line | ||||
| Hidaka-Mitsuishi | Local | Honkiri | ||
History
The station opened on 15 July 1958.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 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]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co. Ltd. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 864. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
