Kyū-Shirataki Station
Kyū-Shirataki Station 旧白滝駅 | |
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 The station platform in June 2009 | |
| Location |
Kyūshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0102 Japan |
| Operated by | ■ Hokkaido Railway Company |
| Line(s) | ■ Sekihoku Main Line |
| Distance | 88.3 km from Shin-Asahikawa |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | A46 |
| Website |
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| History | |
| Opened | 11 February 1947 |
Kyū-Shirataki Station (旧白滝駅 Kyū-Shirataki-eki, lit. "Old Shirataki") is a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1947, the station is scheduled to close from the start of the revised timetable on 26 March 2016.
Lines
Shimo-Shirataki Station is served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, and lies 88.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. The station is numbered "A46".
Station layout
The station has a side platform serving the otherwise single-track line. The station is unstaffed, but a station structure and waiting room is provided.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Shirataki | Local | Shimo-Shirataki | ||
History
The station opened on 11 February 1947.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
In July 2015, JR Hokkaido announced that it would be closing the station along with three others on the line (Shimo-Shirataki Station, Kami-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage.[2] According to a news report, as of January 2016, there was only one passenger using the station regularly;[3] later reports suggest that there were in fact over 10 additional passengers.[4]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- 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 12 January 2016.
- ↑ Poon, Linda (8 January 2016). "Japan Keeps The Defunct Kyu-Shirataki Train Station Open for Just One High-School Girl". CityLab. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/remote-hokkaido-train-station-stays-open-for-one-high-school-girl-perhaps-not
External links
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- JR Hokkaido Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 43°55′12″N 143°14′12″E / 43.9199°N 143.2367°E