Shiriuchi Station
Shiriuchi Station 知内駅 | |
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| Shiriuchi Station (left) and adjacent Shiriuchi roadside station (right), October 2010 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (See other stations in Hokkaido) |
| District | Kamiiso |
| Town | Shiriuchi |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1990 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | Kaikyo Line |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Shiriuchi Station (知内駅 Shiriuchi-eki) is a railway station on the Kaikyo Line in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company) JR Hokkaido.
Lines
Shiriuchi Station is served by the Kaikyo Line, which connects the main Japanese island of Honshu with the northern island of Hokkaido via the undersea Seikan Tunnel. Only Hakuchō and Super Hakuchō limited express services stop at this station with just two trains in each direction stopping daily.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.
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The station entrance, October 2010
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View of the platforms, October 2010
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View of the platforms, October 2010
Platforms
| 1 | ■Kaikyo Line | for Kikonai and Hakodate |
| 2 | ■Kaikyo Line | for Aomori and Shin-Aomori |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Kaikyo Line | ||||
| Kanita | Super Hakuchō | Kikonai | ||
| Tsugaru-Imabetsu | Hakuchō | Kikonai | ||
History
Shiriuchi Station opened in 1990.[2] The station is scheduled to close in March 2014 to make way for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction work.[3]
Surrounding area
References
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- ↑ JR Timetable March 2013, p.680-682
- ↑ "駅の営業終了について" [Station closure details] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
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Coordinates: 41°36′3.8″N 140°20′5.7″E / 41.601056°N 140.334917°E