5-624: Esashi Station ( 江差駅 , Esashi-eki ) was a railway station on the Esashi Line in Esashi , Hokkaido , Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It opened in 1936 and closed in May 2014. Esashi Station was formerly the terminus of the non-electrified section of the Esashi Line from Kikonai . The station consisted of a single side platform serving a single terminating track. Esashi Station opened on 10 November 1936. With
10-484: A lack of financial viability. In fiscal 2011, the Kikonai to Esashi section was served by six return services daily, with an average patronage of 41 passengers per km daily, the lowest for any of JR Hokkaido's lines. The Kikonai – Esashi section was closed in 2014, with the last services operating on 11 May. Operations on the remaining section of the line between Goryōkaku and Kikonai was transferred from JR Hokkaido to
15-603: The privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The station closed in 2014, with the last services on the line running on 11 May. 41°51′23″N 140°07′42″E / 41.8563°N 140.1282°E / 41.8563; 140.1282 Esashi Line The Esashi Line ( 江差線 , Esashi-sen ) was a Japanese railway line formerly operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It connected Goryōkaku (near Hakodate) and Esashi . The section between Kikonai and Esashi closed in May 2014, and
20-624: The remainder was transferred to third-sector operator South Hokkaido Railway Company in March 2016 following the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen . All stations are in Hokkaido . Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop The Goryokaku to Kamiiso section opened on 15 September 1913, and was extended to Kikonai on 25 October 1930. The Kikonai to Yunotai section opened on 10 December 1935, and
25-496: Was extended to Esashi on 10 November 1936. The Goryokaku to Kikonai section was electrified on 13 March 1988 as part of the upgrading of the line associated with the opening of the Seikan Tunnel and associated Kaikyo Line linking Hokkaido to Honshu. On 7 August 2012, JR Hokkaido announced its intention to close the 42 km (26 mi) non-electrified section of the line between Kikonai and Esashi in spring 2014 due to
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