Shimo-Shirataki Station

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
Shimo-Shirataki Station building in June 2009
Location	Shimoshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0101 Japan
Operated by	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 (1929-08-12)
Closed	25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Location
Shimo-Shirataki Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shimo-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

The 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

«		Service	»
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

The 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

• National Route 333
• Yūbetsu River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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

• JR Hokkaido Station information (in Japanese)