Due to a decrease in the number of users, the section between Furano Station and Shintoku Station on the JR Nemuro Line will be discontinued for the final time on the night of the 31st, and stations along the line and their surrounding areas will be crowded with local residents and railway fans. It's busy.
The number of users on the JR Nemuro Line section between Furano Station and Shintoku Station has decreased due to a decrease in the population along the line, and the last day of service will be on the 31st, and the line will be switched to bus transportation from April 1st.
Many railway fans come from all over the country along the line to bid farewell to the railway, and at Furano Station, there was a long line of people buying tickets from the morning, and the platform was also crowded with people. Ta.
Also, on the 31st, a special booth was set up outside the station building to sell souvenirs, and people were able to buy the items they were looking for.
A man in his 70s visiting from Tomakomai City said, ``My parents were Japanese National Railways employees, so when I was a junior high school student, I often rode the Nemuro Line from here at Furano Station.I want to enjoy my last days while feeling nostalgic about those days.'' I was talking.
A farewell ceremony is scheduled to be held at a station along the line between Furano Station and Shintoku Station, marking the end of a 117-year history that began in 1907.
Fube Station, a “sacred place” used as a filming location for “Kita no Kuni Kara”, is also abolished.
Along with the closure of the section of the JR Nemuro Line between Furano Station and Shintoku Station, the station, which was used as a filming location for the commercial TV drama "Kita no Kunikara" and is considered a "sacred place" among fans, will also be discontinued.
Fube Station in Furano City is known for the scene in the first episode of the commercial TV drama ``Kita no Kuni Kara'' where Goro Kuroita, played by Kunie Tanaka, gets off the train with the children, and is considered a ``sacred place'' among fans. It is called.
In front of the station building, there is a monument written by Satoshi Kuramoto, who wrote the script for the drama, and reads, ``The Northern Country begins here,'' and on the 31st, many fans visited and took photos.
A man in his 60s who visited from Obihiro City with his son, a junior high school student, said, ``It's sad that the drama scene where Mr. Goro landed is no longer there,'' and was saddened to say goodbye to the station building.