Kami-Shirataki Station
Kami-Shirataki Station 上白滝駅 | |
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 Kami-Shirataki Station building in June 2009 | |
| Location |
Kamishirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0127 Japan |
| Operated by | ■ Hokkaido Railway Company |
| Line(s) | ■ Sekihoku Main Line |
| Distance | 78.9 km from Shin-Asahikawa |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | A44 |
| Website |
www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 October 1932 |
Kami-Shirataki Station (上白滝駅 Kami-Shirataki-eki, lit. "Upper Shirataki") is a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in October 1932, the station is scheduled to close from the start of the revised timetable on 26 March 2016.[1]
Lines
Kami-Shirataki Station is served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, and lies 78.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. The station is numbered "A44".
As of December 2012, the station was served by just one train service in each direction daily.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving the single-track line. The station is unstaffed, but a station structure is provided, with toilet facilities for passengers.
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The station waiting room in December 2012
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The station platform in June 2009
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kamikawa | Local | Shirataki | ||
History
The station opened on 1 October 1932.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[2]
In July 2015, JR Hokkaido announced that it would be closing the station along with three others on the line (Kyū-Shirataki Station, Shimo-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage.[3]
In January 2016, it was reported on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV's Facebook page that the station was being kept open for the benefit of just one high-school girl who used the station to commute to and from school, and that it was scheduled to close when the girl graduated.[1] However, it was later revealed that the station in question was actually Kyū-Shirataki Station, two stops away, and there is no evidence that the timing of the closure of either station was connected with the girl's graduation.[4]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- 1 2 "Remote Hokkaido train station stays open for one high school girl? Perhaps not". The Straits Times (Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 918. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ 上白滝・旧白滝・下白滝の３駅も廃止 ＪＲ石北線、来年３月に [3 JR Sekihoku Line stations Kami-Shirataki, Kyu-Shirataki, and Shimo-Shirataki to close next March]. Doshin (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese train service 'keeps running daily service for a single passenger'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia: Fairfax Media. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kami-Shirataki Station. |
- JR Hokkaido Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 43°52′35″N 143°08′40″E / 43.8765°N 143.1444°E