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Urausu Station

Railway station in Urausu, Hokkaido, Japan

43°25′53″N 141°49′02″E / 43.4313°N 141.8173°E / 43.4313; 141.8173Owned by

JR HokkaidoLine(s)■ Sasshō Line Distance62.7km from SōenPlatforms1Tracks1HistoryOpened10 October 1934 (1934-10-10)^[1]Closed17 April 2020 (2020-04-17) ^[2]Passengers2014-201811.0 average daily ^[3]

Urausu Station (浦臼駅, Urausu-eki) was a train station in Urausu, Kabato District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Lines

The station was served by the Sassho Line.

Station layout

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

History

The station opened on 10 October 1934.^[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 station closed earlier on April 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sasshō Line
Satteki		-	Tsurunuma

References

^ ^a ^b "官報. 1934年10月04日 - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "札沼線静かに廃止新十津川―道医療大駅名標を撤去：北海道新聞どうしん電子版". 北海道新聞どうしん電子版 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ ^a ^b "JR北海道- Hokkaido Railway Company". www.jrhokkaido.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
^ "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.