Mashike Station

Mashike Station (増毛駅, Mashike-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station closed on 4 December 2016.

Mashike Station 増毛駅
Station building, July 2015
General information
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Rumoi Main Line
History
Opened	5 November 1921 (1921-11-05)
Closed	4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)

Lines

Mashike Station was the terminus of the Rumoi Main Line from Fukagawa. The station was unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Rumoi Main Line
Hashibetsu		Local		Terminus

History

The station opened on 5 November 1921.^[1]

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