Himekawa Station (Hokkaido)

Himekawa Station 姫川駅
Himekawa Station platforms and structure in March 2009
Location	Himekawa, Mori-machi, Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido 049-2306 Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Hakodate Main Line
Distance	44.2 km from Hakodate
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	H63
History
Opened	19 May 1951 (1951-05-19)
Traffic

Passengers (FY2015)	<1 daily
Location
Himekawa Station Location within Japan

Himekawa Station (姫川駅, Himekawa-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Mori, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1951, the station is scheduled to close from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017.

Lines

Himekawa Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line, and lies 44.2 km from the starting point of the line at Hakodate.^[1] The station is numbered H63.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks on the otherwise single line. The platforms are linked by a level crossing for passenger use. The station is unstaffed.

The platforms as viewed from an approaching train in August 2009

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Hakodate Main Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Higashiyama	Local	Mori

History

The station opened on 19 May 1951.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

In June 2016, JR Hokkaido announced that it intended to close the station along with four other unstaffed stations on the line in March 2017, due to low passenger usage.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 5

References

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1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 807. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
1 2 ＪＲ北海道、道南５駅３月廃止　森、長万部両町に意向 [JR Hokkaido to close 5 stations in southern Hokkaido - Towns of Mori and Oshamanbe notified]. Doshin (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

Stations of the Hakodate Main Line

■ Hakodate to Oshamambe	Hakodate Goryōkaku Kikyō Ōnakayama Nanae Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Niyama Ōnuma Ōnuma-Kōen Akaigawa Komagatake Higashiyama Himekawa Mori Katsuragawa Ishiya Hon-Ishikura Ishikura Otoshibe Nodaoi Yamakoshi Yakumo ~~Washinosu~~ Yamasaki Kuroiwa Kita-Toyotsu Kunnui Nakanosawa Oshamambe

■ Oshamambe to Sapporo	Oshamambe Futamata Warabitai Kuromatsunai Neppu Mena Rankoshi Konbu Niseko Hirafu Kutchan Kozawa Ginzan Shikaribetsu Niki Yoichi Ranshima Shioya Otaru Minami-Otaru Otaru-Chikkō Asari Zenibako Hoshimi Hoshioki Inaho Teine Inazumi-Kōen Hassamu Hassamu-Chūō Kotoni Sōen Sapporo

■ Sapporo to Asahikawa	Sapporo Naebo Shiroishi Atsubetsu Shinrin-Kōen Ōasa Nopporo Takasago Ebetsu Toyohoro Horomui Kami-Horomui Iwamizawa Minenobu Kōshunai Bibai Chashinai Naie Toyonuma Sunagawa Takikawa Ebeotsu Moseushi Fukagawa Osamunai Inō Chikabumi Asahikawa

Branch Line	Ōnuma Ikedaen Nagareyama Onsen Chōshiguchi Shikabe Oshima-Numajiri Oshima-Sawara Kakarima Oshironai Higashi-Mori Mori

Coordinates: 42°04′53″N 140°35′30″E / 42.08139°N 140.59167°E / 42.08139; 140.59167

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