Yoshibori Station

吉堀駅
Yoshibori Station in September 2008
General information
LocationŌkawa, Kikonai, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Esashi Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
History
Opened10 December 1935
ClosedMay 2014
Location
Yoshibori Station is located in Hokkaido
Yoshibori Station
Yoshibori Station
Location within Hokkaido
Yoshibori Station is located in Japan
Yoshibori Station
Yoshibori Station
Yoshibori Station (Japan)

Yoshibori Station (吉堀駅, Yoshibori-eki) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Kikonai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1935 and closed in May 2014.

Lines

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

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Esashi Line
Oshima-Tsuruoka Local Shinmei

History

Yoshibori Station opened on 10 December 1935.[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

References

  1. 1 2 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.

41°41′05″N 140°22′45″E / 41.6846°N 140.3791°E / 41.6846; 140.3791

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