Kushiro Station (Hokkaido)
Station building, September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-78 Kitaodori 14-chome, Kushiro-shi, Hokkaido 085-0015 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°59′24.9″N 144°22′56.1″E / 42.990250°N 144.382250°E | |||||||||||||||
| System | regional rail | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido JR Freight | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Nemuro Main Line Senmō Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 172.1 km from Shintoku | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop
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| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | K53 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 20 July 1901 [1] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2022 | 755 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Kushiro Station (釧路駅, Kushiro-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[2][3]
Lines
The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 172.1 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku. Trains of the Senmō Main Line also normally continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Higashi-Kushiro to terminate at this station.[4]
Layout
Kushiro Station has one side platform and two island platforms. The station building is located adjacted to the side platform. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway. The Ozora limited express services depart from and arrive at platform 1. Escalators are installed between platforms 1 and 2-3. Platform 6, which once served the defunct Yubetsu Railway, once existed, but the platform has been removed and the underground passage to the platform is closed. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. The station facilities occupy only the first floor of the four-story station building, with the remaining floors occupied by various offices and businesses.[3]
Platforms
| 1-4 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Obihiro, Shintoku, Sapporo |
| 1-5 | ■ Senmō Main Line | for Mashū and Abashiri |
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Station yard
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Platforms 2-3
History
The first station opened on 20 July 1901 as a station on the Hokkaidō Kansetsu Tetsudō. It was transferred to the Ministry of Railways on 1 April 1905. However, the station was relocated to its present site on 1 December 1917 and the original station became a freight-only station and was renamed "Hama-Kurishiro Station". Officially, the Hokkaido Railway lists the opening date as 1901, the year the station opened before its relocation. The Senmo Man Line began operations on 15 September 1927. The present station building was completed on 1 August 1961. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido and Japan Freight Railway Company. Freight operations were discontinued in 2006 [4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 754.6 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
- Kushiro General Bureau Building
- Kushiro City Hall
- Kushiro Police Station
- Kushiro District Court
- Kushiro Central Post Office
See also
References
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 198. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "釧路駅" [Kushiro Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 880. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ "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 Station (Hokkaido) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)