Shimo-Shirataki Station (下白滝駅, Shimo-Shirataki-eki, lit. "Lower Shirataki") was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1929, the station closed in March 2016.
Shimo-Shirataki Station 下白滝駅 | |||||
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 Shimo-Shirataki Station building in June 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shimoshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0101 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} Hokkaido Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 92.7 km (57.6 mi) from Shin-Asahikawa | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Closed | ||||
| Station code | A47 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 12 August 1929 | ||||
| Closed | 25 March 2016 | ||||
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Lines
editShimo-Shirataki Station was served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, lying 92.7 km (57.6 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. The station was numbered "A47".
Station layout
editThe station had two side platforms serving two tracks on the otherwise single-track line. The station was unstaffed, but had a station structure and waiting room.
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The station platforms in June 2009
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express 'Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Rapid Kitami: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kyū-Shirataki | Local | Maruseppu | ||
History
editThe station opened on 12 August 1929.[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 (Kyū-Shirataki Station, Kami-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage.[2]
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[3]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. 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.
- ^ 根室線花咲など８駅廃止、７９本減便 ＪＲ北海道がダイヤ改正 [JR Hokkaido introduces revised timetable - 8 stations closed and 79 services cut]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
External links
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- JR Hokkaido Station information (in Japanese)