Higashi-Nemuro Station
Higashi-Nemuro Station 東根室駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-15 Koyocho, Nemuro City, Nemuro Subprefecture Hokkaido Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°19′16″N 145°36′05″E / 43.32111°N 145.60139°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Nemuro Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 442.3 km (274.8 mi) from Takikawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 1, 1961 | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 14, 2025 | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Nemuro Station (東根室駅, Higashi-Nemuro-eki) was a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line of JR Hokkaido located in Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. The station opened on September 1, 1961, and closed on March 14, 2025.[1][2] It was the easternmost railway station in Japan.[3][4]
Station layout
The unmanned station had a single wooden platform serving a single track. The easternmost station status was indicated by a monument beside the platform.[5][2]
History
The station began operations unofficially on February 1 1961,[6] with the station officially opening on September 1 1961.[7]
The station was proposed to be closed on August 23, 2024.[8] On March 14, 2025, the station was abolished due to low number of passengers.[9][2]
Gallery
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Station platform, August 2011
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Eastern most station monument, September 2013
References
- ^ 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. 884. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b c "People bid farewell to Japan's easternmost train station". The Japan Times. Mar 14, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "【今週の注目記事】日本一長い駅名は？時刻表をめくると…複数存在、美術館の閉館で首位交代の不思議". Chūkyō Television Broadcasting (in Japanese). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "JR北海道，花咲線で普通列車を観光列車化する取組みを6月から実施". Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Shunzō, Miyawaki (1993). 北海道630駅. ISBN 4093954011.
- ^ 根室市史 年表編 (in Japanese). 根室市. 1988. doi:10.11501/9490944.
- ^ "通報 ●根室本線東根室駅の設置について（営業局）". 鉄道公報. 1961-08-24.
- ^ "日本最東端の東根室駅、来春の廃止検討 根室駅が新たな最東端に：北海道新聞デジタル". 北海道新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
- ^ "「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). 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-02-24.