Kanehana Station

Kanehana Station (金華駅, Kanehana-eki) was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1914, the station closed in March 2016.

Kanehana Station

金華駅
Kanehana Station in June 2009
LocationKitami, Hokkaido
（北海道北見市留辺蘂町金華）
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)■ Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeA54
History
Opened5 October 1914 (1914-10-05)
Closed25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Previous namesPonmuka (1914-1951)
Location
Kanehana Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Kanehana Station was served by the Sekihoku Main Line, and was unstaffed. It was numbered "A54".

Layout
The platform in June 2009

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station
Ikutahara   Limited Rapid Kitami   Rubeshibe
Ikutahara   Local   Nishi-Rubeshibe

History

The station opened on 5 October 1914 as Ponmuka Station (奔無加駅).[1] It was renamed Kanehana on 20 July 1951.[1] The station was destaffed in 1983.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

JR Hokkaido announced in July 2015 that it planned to close the station from the start of the revised timetable in March 2016, citing low passenger usage figures.[2] The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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. 920. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ＪＲ金華駅廃止へ　北見の無人駅、来年３月 [JR Hokkaido to close unstaffed Kanehana Station in Kitami next March]. Doshin (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. 根室線花咲など８駅廃止、７９本減便　ＪＲ北海道がダイヤ改正 [JR Hokkaido introduces revised timetable - 8 stations closed and 79 services cut]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

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