Ishikari-Tsukigata Station

Ishikari-Tsukigata Station (石狩月形駅, Ishikari-Tsukigata-eki) was a train station in Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Ishikari-Tsukigata Station 石狩月形駅
Station building (May 2018)
Location	Japan
Coordinates	43.3405°N 141.6698°E
Owned by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sasshō Line
Distance	46.3km from Sōen
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
History
Opened	October 3, 1935
Closed	April 17, 2020 [1]
Passengers
2013-2017	79.0 average daily [2]

Station platform (April 2013)

Lines

• Hokkaido Railway Company
  • Sasshō Line

Station layout

The station had an island platform serving two tracks. A level crossing connected the platform and the station building, which was located to the northeast of the platform. There was also a third track.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sasshō Line
Chiraiotsu		-	Toyogaoka

History

The station opened on October 3, 1935.

In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on May 7, 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[3] The actual last service was on April 17, 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

References

1. "4月のメモ帳". The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 974. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. July 2020. p. 153.
2. "札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間）" (PDF).
3. "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.