Shin-Yūbari Station

Shin-Yūbari Station (新夕張駅, Shin-Yūbari-eki) is a railway station on the Sekishō Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Shin-Yūbari Station

新夕張駅
The station building in August 2010
General information
LocationYūbari, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance43.0 km (26.7 mi) from Minami-Chitose
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeK20
History
Opened1 November 1892 (1892-11-01)
Previous namesMomijiyama (until 1981)
Passengers
FY2007107 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Takinoue Sekishō Line Shimukappu
towards Shintoku
Oiwake
towards Sapporo
Ōzora Shimukappu
towards Kushiro
Tokachi Shimukappu
towards Obihiro
Location
Shin-Yūbari Station is located in Hokkaido
Shin-Yūbari Station
Shin-Yūbari Station
Location within Hokkaido
Shin-Yūbari Station is located in Japan
Shin-Yūbari Station
Shin-Yūbari Station
Shin-Yūbari Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Yūbari Station is served by the Sekisho Line, and is situated 43.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station.[1] The station is numbered "K20".[2] It was also the terminal station for Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch before the line ceased operation on 31 March 2019.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has an automated ticket machine and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.

Platforms

1  Sekishō Line Limited express for Oiwake and Sapporo
Limited express for Obihiro and Kushiro
2  Sekishō Line extra
3,4  Sekishō Line Local trains for Oiwake and Chitose


History

The station opened on 1 November 1892 as Momijiyama Station (紅葉山駅).[1] It was renamed Shin-Yubari on 1 October 1981.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The Yūbari Branch Line was discontinued on 31 March 2019.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Momijiyama Post office

See also

References

  1. 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. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. JR石勝線の夕張支線が最終運行 廃線し、バス転換へ [The last operating of Yūbari branch line, it closed and will be replaced by bus]. asahi.com (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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