Shizukari Station Explained

Shizukari Station
Native Name:	静狩駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR Hokkaido
Address:	Shizukari, Oshamambe Town, Yamakoshi District
Borough:	Hokkaido Prefecture
Country:	Japan
Code:	H46
Platform:	1 side platform and 1 island platform
Tracks:	3
Passengers:	4 daily
Pass Year:	2014
Map Type:	Japan Hokkaido#Japan

is a railway station on the Muroran Main Line in Oshamambe, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Shizukari Station is served by the Muroran Main Line, and is numbered "H46".

History

The station opened on 10 December 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Future plans

In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.^[1]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

42.5841°N 140.4597°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sugiyama . Junichi . 26 June 2023 . 「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える? . Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627012656/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20230626-jrhokkaido/ . 27 June 2023 . 4 July 2023 . MyNavi Corporation . ja.