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
LocationYūbari, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance43.0 km from Minami-Chitose
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeK20
History
Opened1 November 1892 (1892-11-01)
Previous namesMomijiyama (until 1981)
Passengers
FY2007107 daily
Location
Shin-Yūbari Station
Location within 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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sekishō Line
Takinoue (K18)   Local   Shimukappu (K21)
Oiwake   Limited Express Super Tokachi   Shimukappu
Oiwake or Minami-Chitose   Limited Express Ōzora   Shimukappu or Tomamu

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]. 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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