Osatsunai Station

Osatsunai Station (於札内駅, Osatsunai-eki) was a train station in Urausu, Kabato District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Osatsunai Station 於札内駅
Station platform (August 2017)
Location	Japan
Coordinates	43.4735°N 141.8400°E
Owned by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sasshō Line
Distance	67.9km from Sōen
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
History
Opened	1 December 1959
Closed	17 April 2020 [1]
Passengers
2013-2017	0.8 average daily [2]

Lines

• Hokkaido Railway Company
  • Sasshō Line

Station layout

The station had a side platform serving one track. There is a small shelter on the platform.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sasshō Line
Tsurunuma		-	Minami-Shimo-Toppu

History

The station opened on 1 December 1959.[3]

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.[4] 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. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 188. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
4. "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.

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