Ōnuma-Kōen Station

Ōnuma-Kōen Station

大沼公園駅
General information
LocationNanae, Kameda, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Hakodate Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure type1
Other information
Station codeH67
History
Opened5 June 1908; 116 years ago (1908-06-05)
Previous namesŌnuma (until 1964)
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Ōnuma
towards Hakodate
 Hakodate Main Line
Local
 Akaigawa
towards Asahikawa
Limited Express
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
towards Hakodate
 Hokuto Mori
towards Sapporo

Ōnuma-Kōen Station (大沼公園駅, Ōnuma-Kōen-eki) is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Hakodate Main Line. It is located in Nanae, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Station structure

The station has one platform with one track serving trains of both directions.[1]

History

The station first opened on June 5, 1907 as Ōnuma-Kōen temporary stop (kari-teishajō) for passengers on the existing line of Hokkaido Railway. The railway company was nationalized on July 1 the same year. The stop was closed "for the time being" on December 21, 1907.[2]

The stop was reopened as the Ministry of Communication notified on the Official Gazette (issued May 25, 1908) that the stop would be open during the summer and fall and that the dates of opening and closing would be announced in the stations every time.[2] JR Hokkaido claims that the station was opened on June 1, 1908.[3]

On December 16, 1911 and January 11, 1913, it was announced that the station would be open during the winter. On November 4, 1913, it was announced that the station would be opened anytime where necessary. The freight service started from June 1, 1917. The temporary stop was renamed as Ōnuma on June 15, 1920 and promoted to a full station on November 11, 1924.[2]

The freight service ceased on May 20, 1960. The station name was restored as Ōnuma-Kōen on May 1, 1964.[2]


References

  1. ^ JR Hokkaido. "大沼公園駅構内図". Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 806. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ JR Hokkaido. "大沼公園駅". Retrieved September 13, 2014.


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