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Shinmei Station (Hokkaido)

Coordinates: 41°44′04″N 140°15′57″E / 41.73444°N 140.26583°E / 41.73444; 140.26583
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Shinmei Station

神明駅
Shinmei Station in September 2008
General information
LocationYunotai, Kaminokuni, Hiyama District, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Esashi Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
History
Opened25 January 1957
ClosedMay 2014
Location
Shinmei Station is located in Hokkaido
Shinmei Station
Shinmei Station
Location within Hokkaido
Shinmei Station is located in Japan
Shinmei Station
Shinmei Station
Shinmei Station (Japan)

Shinmei Station (神明駅, Shinmei-eki) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Kaminokuni, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1957 and closed in May 2014.

Lines

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Shinmei Station was served by the non-electrified section of the Esashi Line between Kikonai and Esashi.

Station layout

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The station consisted of a single side platform serving a bidirectional single track.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Esashi Line
Yoshibori Local Yunotai

History

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Shinmei Station opened on 25 January 1957.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The station closed in 2014, with the last services on the line running on 11 May.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 江差線木古内—江差間が廃止される [Esashi Line section between Kikonai and Esashi closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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41°44′04″N 140°15′57″E / 41.73444°N 140.26583°E / 41.73444; 140.26583