Kushiro-Shitsugen Station
Kushiro-Shitsugen Station station building in March 2021 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Minami 5 Sen Toritōshigenya, Kushiro-cho, Kushiro-gun, Hokkaido 088-0600 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°6′2.3″N 144°26′52.4″E / 43.100639°N 144.447889°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Senmō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.7 km from Higashi-Kushiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | B56 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 July 1988 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 12 daily | ||||||||||
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Kushiro-Shitsugen Station (釧路湿原駅, Kushiro-Shitsugen-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Senmō Main Line, and lies 14.7 km from the starting point of the line at Higashi-Kushiro .[3]
Layout
Kushiro-Shitsugen Station has one side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station building is a larch log cabin that opened to coincide with the station's opening, and its roof is designed to resemble a red-crowned crane with its wings spread. The station is unattended.
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Platform
History
The station opened on 23 July 1988 as a temporary station (open in summer and autumn) in conjunction with the opening of Kushiro-shitsugen National Park. It was elevated to a permanent station on 1 December 1996.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
- ^ "釧路湿原駅" [Kushiro-Shitsugen Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員 特定日調査（平日）に基づく" (PDF). 北海道旅客鉄道. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
External links
Media related to Kushiro-Shitsugen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)