Operated by JR Hokkaido Distance 61.0 km from Fukagawa Status Closed Opened 5 November 1921 | Line(s) ■ Rumoi Main Line Platforms 1 side platform Address Japan Tracks 1 | |
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Location Mashike, Hokkaido
Japan Similar Shumombetsu Station, Nobusha Station, Hashibetsu Station, Afun Station, Reuke Station | ||
Shaguma Station (舎熊駅, Shaguma-eki) was a railway station on the Rumoi Main Line in Mashike, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1921, the station closed on 4 December 2016.
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Shaguma Station was served by the Rumoi Main Line, and lay 61.0 km from the starting point of the line at Fukagawa. The station is unstaffed.
History
The station opened on 5 November 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Closure
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. 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.