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is a railway station on the
Hidaka Main Line The is a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), between Tomakomai Station in Tomakomai and Samani Station in Samani, running along the coast of Hidaka Subprefecture. Services on the 116.0  ...
in
Shinhidaka, Hokkaido is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Shinhidaka is the most populous town, and the economic center of Hidaka Subprefecture. History The river valleys of what is now Shinhidaka were occupied by the Ainu. From the 19th cen ...
, Japan, operated by the
Hokkaido Railway Company The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to by its official abbreviation: . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart ...
(JR Hokkaido). Services on the 116 km section of the line between and have been suspended indefinitely since January 2015 due to storm damage.


History

The station opened on 7 December 1926. With the privatization of
Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References

Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Shinhidaka, Hokkaido Railway stations in Japan closed in 2021 {{hokkaido-rail-station-stub