Shaguma Station

Shaguma Station (舎熊駅, Shaguma-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1921, the station closed on 4 December 2016.

Shaguma Station 舎熊駅
Shaguma Station in October 2016
General information
Location	Mashike, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Rumoi Main Line
Distance	61.0 km from Fukagawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	5 November 1921 (1921-11-05)
Closed	4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)
Location Shaguma Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shaguma Station was served by the Rumoi Main Line, and lay 61.0 km from the starting point of the line at Fukagawa.^[1] The station was unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Rumoi Main Line
Nobusha		Local		Shumombetsu

History

The station opened on 5 November 1921.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

Closure

On 10 August 2015, JR Hokkaido announced its plans to close the 16.7 km section of the line beyond Rumoi to Mashike in 2016.^[2] In April 2016, it was officially announced that the section from Rumoi to Mashike would be closing in December 2016, with the last services operating on 4 December.^[3]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 869–870. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 留萌線（留萌～増毛間）の鉄道事業廃止について [Closure of Rumoi Line between Rumoi and Mashike]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
3. ＪＲ留萌線留萌―増毛間１２月４日に廃止　増毛町が同意 [Mashike agrees to closure of JR Rumoi Line between Rumoi and Mashike on 4 December]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

• JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)

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