Shimo-Shirataki Station | |
Native Name: | 下白滝駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Shimoshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0101 |
Country: | Japan |
Status: | Closed |
Operator: | Hokkaido Railway Company |
Line: | Sekihoku Main Line |
Distance: | from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Code: | A47 |
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 1929, the station closed in March 2016.
Shimo-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 "A47".
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.
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]