Kyū-Shirataki Station
Kyū-Shirataki Station 旧白滝駅 | |||||
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 The station platform in June 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kyūshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0102 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 88.3 km (54.9 mi) from Shin-Asahikawa | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Closed | ||||
| Station code | A46 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 11 February 1947 | ||||
| Closed | 25 March 2016 | ||||
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Kyū-Shirataki Station (旧白滝駅, Kyū-Shirataki-eki, lit. "Old Shirataki") was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1947, the station closed in March 2016.
Lines
Kyū-Shirataki Station was served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, lying 88.3 km (54.9 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. The station was numbered "A46".
Station layout
The station had a side platform serving the otherwise single-track line. The station was unstaffed, but had a station structure and waiting room.
Adjacent stations
| « | 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 | ||||
| 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: a Hokkaido Engaru High School (ja:北海道遠軽高等学校) student girl.[3][4] JR Hokkaido decided to discontinue the station just after the girl graduated from Engaru high school.[5] Later reports suggest that there were in fact over 10 additional passengers.[6]
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[7] The station structure and platform was demolished in October 2016.[8]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "卒業式へ最後の通学 旧白滝駅利用、唯一の乗客".
- ^ "女子高生1人だけ使っていたJr北海道の駅、卒業待って閉鎖へ、心遣いに中韓から感動・称賛の声続々".
- ^ "Remote Hokkaido train station stays open for one high school girl? Perhaps not". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 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. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ 「秘境」北海道・旧白滝駅舎が解体 地元住民が別れ惜しむ [Remote JR Hokkaido Kyu-Shirataki Station demolished - Locals pay their last respects]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
- JR Hokkaido Station information (in Japanese)