Nakagoya Station (中小屋駅, Nakagoya-eki) was a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Ishikari District, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Nakagoya Station

中小屋駅
Station building (July 2017)
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates43°18′26″N 141°36′08″E / 43.3073°N 141.6021°E / 43.3073; 141.6021
Owned by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Sasshō Line
Distance38.8km from Sōen
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Opened3 October 1935 (1935-10-03)[1]
Closed17 April 2020 (2020-04-17) [2]
Passengers
2013-20176.8 average daily [3]

Lines

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Nakagoya Station was served by the Sasshō Line.

Station layout

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The station had a side platform serving one track. The unmanned station building was located beside the platform.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sasshō Line
Moto-Nakagoya - Tsukigaoka

History

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The station opened on 3 October 1935.[1]

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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 187. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ^ a b "4月のメモ帳". The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 974. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. July 2020. p. 153.
  3. ^ "札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間)" (PDF).
  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.