Shiriuchi Station | |
Native Name: | 知内駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Shiriuchi, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido |
Country: | Japan |
Status: | Closed |
Operator: | JR Hokkaido |
Line: | Kaikyo Line |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Opened: | 1990 |
Closed: | 14 March 2014 |
Map Type: | Japan |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
was a railway station on the Kaikyo Line in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1990, it closed in March 2014. The undersea Seikan Tunnel to the main Japanese island of Honshu is not far from this station.
Shiriuchi Station was served by the Kaikyo Line, which connects Honshu with the northern island of Hokkaido via the Seikan Tunnel. Only Hakuchō and Super Hakuchō limited express services stopped at this station, with just two trains in each direction stopping daily in 2013.[1]
The station had two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms were connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.
Shiriuchi Station opened in 1990.[2] The station was closed from the start of the 15 March 2014 timetable revision to make way for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction work.[3] [4] Following the closure of the station, the signal located there was renamed .[5]