Kyū-Shirataki Station
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Kyū-Shirataki Station
旧白滝駅 |
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The station platform in June 2009
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| Location | Kyūshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0102 Japan |
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.svg){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido
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| Line(s) | ■ Sekihoku Main Line |
| Distance | 88.3 km from Shin-Asahikawa |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
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| Status | Closed |
| Station code | A46 |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 February 1947 |
| Closed | 25 March 2016 |
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 Kyū-Shirataki Station
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Kyū-Shirataki Station (旧白滝駅 Kyū-Shirataki-eki?, lit. "Old Shirataki") was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1947, the station closed in March 2016.
Shimo-Shirataki Station was served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, lying 88.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. The station was numbered "A46".
The station had a side platform serving the otherwise single-track line. The station was unstaffed, but had a station structure and waiting room.
The station opened on 11 February 1947. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
In July 2015, JR Hokkaido announced that it would be closing the station along with three others on the line (Shimo-Shirataki Station, Kami-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage. According to a news report, as of January 2016, there was only one passenger using the station regularly; later reports suggest that there were in fact over 10 additional passengers.
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016. The station structure and platform was demolished in October 2016.
Coordinates: 43°55′12″N 143°14′12″E / 43.9199°N 143.2367°E
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