Yamausu Temporary Boarding Point
Yamausu Station 山臼 | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Menashidomari, Esashi, Esashi District, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 45°1′26.9″N 142°31′47.4″E / 45.024139°N 142.529833°E | ||||
| Operator | Japanese National Railways | ||||
| Line | Okhotsk North Line | ||||
| Distance | 19.8 km from Hamatonbetsu Station | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Closed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 26 February 1956 | ||||
| Closed | 1 July 1985 | ||||
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Yamausu Temporary Boarding Point (山臼仮乗降場, Yamausu Kari-jōkōjō) was a temporary boarding point on the Okhotsk North Line in Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). It was closed on 1 July 1985 when the Okhotsk North Line was discontinued.
History
- 26 February 1956 – Yamausu Temporary Boarding Point was opened on the Okhotsk North Line of Japanese National Railways (JNR) as a temporary boarding point established by the railway administration bureau.[1]
- 1 July 1985 – The entire Okhotsk North Line was discontinued, and Yamausu Temporary Boarding Point was closed.[1]
Station layout
Prior to its closure, Yamausu Temporary Boarding Point was an at-grade station consisting of a single side platform serving one track. The platform was located near the coast and was adjacent to a waiting shelter.
Etymology
The station was named after the locality in which it was situated. The place name is derived from the Ainu language term yam-wakka-us, meaning "a place with always cold water".[2]
Adjacent Stations
- Japanese National Railways
- Kōhin North Line (discontinued in 1985)
- Menashidomari Station – Yamausu Temporary Stop – Toimaki Station
Surrounding area
- National Route 238 (Sōya National Highway)[3]
- Soya Bus "Tommaki Shōgakkō-mae" bus stop
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan: Ya
- Specified local lines
References
- 1 2 Yukio Ota (2004-02-29). The Stories of Hokkaido's 878 Stations: Exploring the Origins of Station Names (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Sapporo: Fuji Contem. p. 153. ISBN 4-89391-549-5.
- ↑ Minoru Honda (1995-01-25). Yoshiaki Kodama (ed.). Interpretation of Chinese characters for place names in Hokkaido (in Japanese). Sapporo: Hokkaido Shimbun Press. p. 93. ISBN 4893637606. OCLC 40491505.
- ↑ Hokkaido Road Map (Revised Edition) (in Japanese). Chiseidō. p. 17.