Shibetsu Station
Shibetsu Station in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 8 Chome Nishi 3 Jo, Shibetsu-si, Hokkaido 095-0023 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°10′21″N 142°23′17.8″E / 44.17250°N 142.388278°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 53.9 km (33.5 mi) from Asahikawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Syaffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | W42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 5 August 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2023 | 720 (daily) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shibetsu Station (士別駅, Shibetsu-eki)is a railway station located in the city of Shibetsu City, Kamikawa-shichō, Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[2][3]
Lines
The station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai and is located 53.9 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[2][4]
Layout
The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks. It used to have a side and an island platform, which was closed during the winter, but as of March 2023, it was closed all year round. The station building is located on the east side the platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sōya Main Line | for Asahikawa and Sapporo |
| 2 | ■ Sōya Main Line | for Nayoro and Wakkanai |
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ticket gate
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Waiting room
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Platform
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Footbridge
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Signboard
History
The station was opened on 5 August 1900 on the Hokkaido Government Railway Teshio Line. The current station buildinw as completed in 1966. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it was raised to a full passenger train station, and came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
Passenger statistics
During FY2023, the station was used on average by 720 passengers daily.[1][note 1]
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 40
- Shibetsu City Hall
- Shibetsu City Hospital
- Shibetsu City Museum
See also
Notes
- ^ Data published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism state the number of passengers boarding and disembarking by station in a given year. FY2023 covers the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Data published by individual railways directly may state the number boarding only.
References
- ^ a b "駅別乗降客数 2023年度（令和5年度）版". 国土数値情報ダウンロードサイト (Number of passengers boarding and disembarking by station 2023 (Reiwa 5) version) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "士別駅" [Shibetsu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "列車名/路線名から時刻検索 宗谷本線(稚内―名寄―旭川) 上り". JR Hokkaido. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
External links
Media related to Shibetsu Station at Wikimedia Commons