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).
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| Location | Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 43.0 km (26.7 mi) from Minami-Chitose | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | K20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1892 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Momijiyama (until 1981) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2007 | 107 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
- 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.
- "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- 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.