Osashima Station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai, and lies 135.6 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1]
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Soya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
The station opened on 8 November 1922.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
In July 2016, JR Hokkaido informed the local government of its intention to close the station from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017 due to low patronage.[2] However, in April 2017, it was announced that JR Hokkaido would continue to maintain the station for the time being.[3] 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.[4]
Passenger statistics
During the period between fiscal 2011 and 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.
^ abcIshino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 900–901. ISBN4-533-02980-9.
^無人駅の南美深、筬島、歌内 ＪＲ、来年３月廃止方針 [JR plans to close three unstaffed stations next March]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^宗谷線の南美深、筬島、歌内駅 管理費ＪＲ負担で当面存続 [JR to continue maintaining Minami-Bifuka, Osashima, and Utanai stations on Soya Line]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^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.
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