Warabitai Station

Warabitai Station (蕨岱駅, Warabitai-eki) was a railway station in Oshamambe, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1904, it closed in March 2017.

Warabidai Station 蕨岱駅
The station waiting room in May 2015
Location	Warabidai, Oshamambe, Yamakoshi District, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	42°37′35″N 140°18′48″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Hakodate Main Line
Distance	126.9 km from Hakodate
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Closed
Station code	S31
History
Opened	15 October 1904
Closed	3 March 2017
Traffic
Passengers (FY1992)	8 daily
Location
Warabidai Station Location within Japan

Lines

Warabitai Station was served by the Hakodate Main Line, and was situated 126.9 km from the starting point of the line at Hakodate.[1] It was numbered S31.

Station layout

Warabitai Station has a single side platform serving a single track.

History

The station opened on October 15, 1904, as a Hokkaido railway line station.[1] On July 1, 1907, with the nationalization of Hokkaido Railway, the station was transferred to the state-owned railway.[1]

Freight handling at the station was discontinued on February 7, 1975, and luggage handling was discontinued on February 1, 1984.[1] It was destaffed in 1986.[2]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Closure

The station closed following the last day of services on 3 March 2017.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1992, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.[3]

Origin of name

The name is deriveｄ from the Ainu word Warunpifuru (ワルンビフル, "Hill of Ferns").[4] The station name is also the last JR station name when arranged in the Gojuon order.[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 5
• Mount Kuromatsunai
• Niseko Bus "Warabidai" bus stop

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. 809. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 廃止の１０無人駅　思い出の駅舎さようなら　住民ら幕掲げ感謝 [10 unstaffed stations close]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
3. Miyawaki, Shunzo (June 1993). Harada, Katsumasa (ed.). JR・私鉄全線各駅停車1 北海道630駅. Shogakukan. p. 44. ISBN 4-09-395401-1.
4. Asai, Kenji (20 June 2013). 難読・誤読駅名の辞典 [Directory of Difficult-to-read Station Names] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyodo Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 978-4-490-10835-4.