Futamata Station (Hokkaido)
S32 Futamata Station 二股駅 | |||||||||||
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Station building, converted from a former freight car | |||||||||||
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| Location | Aza Futaba, Oshamambe, Yamakoshi, Hokkaido （北海道山越郡長万部町字双葉） Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°34′33″N 140°19′15″E / 42.57583°N 140.32083°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Hakodate Main Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | S32 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1903 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 14 March 2026 | ||||||||||
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| 1992[1] | 48 daily | ||||||||||
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Futamata Station (二股駅, Futamata-eki) was a railway station in Oshamambe, Hokkaidō, Japan operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It was numbered S32.
Lines
Futamata Station was served by the Hakodate Main Line.
Station layout
Futamata Station had a single side platform.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Oshamambe, Kutchan, Otaru, and Sapporo |
History
The station opened on 3 November 1903.[2]
In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[3] The last train served the station on 13 March 2026 and the station was closed the next day.[4]
Surroundings
- Route 5
- Futamata Radium Onsen
- Niseko Bus "Futamata Station" Bus Stop
References
- ^ Miyawaki, Shunzo (June 1993). Harada, Katsumasa (ed.). JR・私鉄全線各駅停車1 北海道630駅. Shogakukan. p. 44. ISBN 4-09-395401-1.
- ^ "【函館本線二股駅】廃止前にお別れしにきた人達と普通列車" [[Hakodate Main Line Futamata Station] People who came to say goodbye to the local train before the station was closed]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "JR函館線 仁山駅 廃止を前に住民や鉄道ファンでにぎわう" [JR Hakodate Line's Niyama Station bustled with residents and railway enthusiasts before its closure.]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). Japan. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
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