Higashi-Takikawa Station

Higashi-Takikawa Station (東滝川駅, Higashi-Takikawa-eki) was a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line of JR Hokkaido located in Takikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station opened on 10 November 1913 and closed on 14 March 2025. The station was closed due to low number of passengers.^[1]

T22 Higashi-Takikawa Station 東滝川駅
JR Nemuro-Main-Line Higashi-Takikawa Station building
General information
Location	Higashi Takikawa, Takikawa City Hokkaido Prefecture Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Nemuro Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	T22
History
Opened	10 November 1913 (1913-11-10)
Closed	14 March 2025 (2025-03-14)
Passengers
2014	6 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Takikawa A21 Terminus Nemuro Main Line Akabira T23 towards Nemuro
Location Higashi-Takikawa Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Higashi-Takikawa Station Higashi-Takikawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

History

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.^[2]

In December 2024, JR Hokkaido confirmed the station would be abolished on 14 March 2025.^[1]