Shiriuchi Station

Shiriuchi Station
知内駅
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
Year closed 2014
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) was a railway station on the Kaikyo Line in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company) JR Hokkaido. Opened in 1990, it closed in March 2014.

Lines

Shiriuchi Station was 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 stopped at this station, with just two trains in each direction stopping daily in 2013.[1]

Station layout

The station had two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms were connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 Kaikyo Line for Kikonai and Hakodate
2 Kaikyo Line for Aomori and Shin-Aomori

History

Shiriuchi Station opened in 1990.[2] The station was closed from the start of the 15 March 2014 timetable revision to make way for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction work.[3][4]

Surrounding area

References

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  1. JR Timetable March 2013, p.680-682
  2. "JR北海道、海峡線竜飛海底駅・吉岡海底駅・知内駅の来年3月営業終了を発表" [JR Hokkaido announces closure of 3 stations on Kaikyo Line next March]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 知内駅の営業終了 [Shiriuchi Station closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

Coordinates: 41°36′3.8″N 140°20′5.7″E / 41.601056°N 140.334917°E