| Kami-Shirataki Station | |
| Native Name: | 上白滝駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Kamishirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0127 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Status: | Closed |
| Operator: | Hokkaido Railway Company |
| Line: | Sekihoku Main Line |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Code: | A44 |
| Map Type: | Japan |
was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in October 1932, the station closed in March 2016.
Kami-Shirataki Station was served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, lying from the official starting point of the line at . The station was numbered "A44".
By December 2012, the station was served by just one train service in each direction daily. It was open for 1 girl that used the station to go to school, when she graduated from the school the station officially closed.
The station had a single side platform serving the single-track line. The station was unstaffed, but a station structure was provided, with toilet facilities for passengers.
The station opened on 1 October 1932.[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, Shimo-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage.[2]
In January 2016, it was reported on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV's Facebook page that the station was being kept open for the benefit of just one high-school girl who used the station to commute to and from school, and that it was scheduled to close when the girl graduated.[3] However, it was later revealed that the station in question was actually Kyū-Shirataki Station, two stops away, and there is no evidence that the timing of the closure of either station was connected with the girl's graduation.[4]
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[5]