Shin-Yūbari Station

Shin-Yūbari Station 新夕張駅
The station building in August 2010
General information
Location	Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sekishō Line      Sekishō Line – Yūbari Branch
Distance	43.0 km (26.7 mi) from Minami-Chitose
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	K20
History
Opened	1 November 1892; 132 years ago (1892-11-01)
Previous names	Momijiyama (until 1981)
Passengers
FY2007	107 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Kawabata towards Minami-Chitose Sekishō Line Shimukappu towards Shintoku Oiwake towards Sapporo Ōzora Shimukappu towards Kushiro Tokachi Shimukappu towards Obihiro
Location Shin-Yūbari Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Shin-Yūbari Station Shin-Yūbari Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shin-Yūbari Station (新夕張駅, Shin-Yūbari-eki) is a railway station on the Sekishō Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Shin-Yūbari Station is served by the Sekisho Line, and is situated 43.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station.[1] The station is numbered "K20".[2] It was also the terminal station for Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch before the line ceased operation on 31 March 2019.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has an automated ticket machine and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.

Platforms

1	■ Sekishō Line	Limited express for Oiwake and Sapporo Limited express for Obihiro and Kushiro
2	■ Sekishō Line	extra
3,4	■ Sekishō Line	Local trains for Oiwake and Chitose

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  The ticket office and entrance
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  The platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1892 as Momijiyama Station (紅葉山駅).[1] It was renamed Shin-Yubari on 1 October 1981.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The Yūbari Branch Line was discontinued on 31 March 2019.[3]

Surrounding area

• Momijiyama Post office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
3. JR石勝線の夕張支線が最終運行 廃線し、バス転換へ [The last operating of Yūbari branch line, it closed and will be replaced by bus]. asahi.com (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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