Higashi-Takikawa Station (東滝川駅, Higashi-Takikawa-eki) is a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line of JR Hokkaido located in Takikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station opened on November 10, 1913.
On 14 March 2025, the station is set to be abolished due to low number of passengers.[1]
History
Future plans
In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[2]
In December 2024, JR Hokkaido confirmed the station will be abolished on 14 March 2025.[1]
References
- ^ a b "「日本最東端の駅」廃駅へ JR北海道東根室駅、来春のダイヤ改定で：朝日新聞". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.