Hama-Tombetsu Station

Hama-Tombetsu Station was a railway station located in Hamatombetsu, Esashi. It was operated by JR Hokkaidō in the Tempoku Line and Japanese National Railways in the Kōhin'hoku Line.

Lines Serviced

 * Hokkaidō Railway Company
 * Tempoku Line (closed in 1989)
 * Japanese National Railways
 * Kōhin'hoku Line (closed in 1985)

Timeline

 * August 25, 1918 - Station is built on the Sōya Line.
 * October 20, 1919 - Sōya Line renamed Sōya Main Line.
 * November 1, 1919 - Line extended to Asajino.
 * April 1, 1930 - Section from Otoineppu - Wakkanai renamed Kitami Line.
 * September 10, 1936 - Kōhin'hoku Line starts construction.
 * August 26, 1942 - Station building renovated.
 * December 10, 1943 - Station building burned down.
 * August 15, 1944 - Station building reconstructed.
 * November 1, 1944 - Kōhin'hoku Line construction suspended.
 * December 5, 1945 - Kōhin'hoku Line construction resumed.
 * June 13, 1946 - Footbridge renovated.
 * June 1, 1949 - Transfer from Japanese Government Railways to Japanese National Railways.
 * April 1, 1961 - Kitami Line renamed Tempoku Line.
 * September 25, 1969 - Station building renovated.
 * February 1, 1984 - Freight and baggage handling services discontinued.
 * July 1, 1985 - Abolition of the Kōhin'hoku Line.
 * April 1, 1987 - JNR privatized. JR Hokkaidō takes operations.
 * May 1, 1989 - Abolition of the Tempoku Line.

After closure
A bus terminal was built by Sōya Bus, which took the route of the Tempoku Line and also the route of the Kōhin'hoku Line. A cycling road was also built from Sarufutsu Station to this station.

Adjacent Stations

 * Kita-Tombetsu was a temporary platform that was closed in 1967.