Shimo-Shirataki Station Explained

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.

Lines

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".

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.

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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 918. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/society/society/1-0159320.html . ja: 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. 22 July 2015. Doshin . The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722051152/http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/society/society/1-0159320.html. 22 July 2015. 12 January 2016.
  3. News: 26 March 2016. ja: 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. Japan. The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. Japanese . http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0251057.html. 2 April 2016.