Shiranuka Station
Station building in September 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 300 Higashi 1-jo Minami 1-chome, Shiranuka-cho, Shiranuka-gun, Hokkaido 088-0301 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°57′22.18″N 144°04′36.76″E / 42.9561611°N 144.0768778°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Nemuro Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 144.8 km from Shintoku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Station code | K47 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 July 1901 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 39 daily | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Shiranuka Station (白糠駅, Shiranuka-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Shiranuka, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 144.8 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku .[3]
Layout
Shiranuka Station has one side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge. All trains normally use Platform 1, the main track, adjacent to the station building. Platform 2, serving the secondary track, is used only when trains need to pass.[2] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office..
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Obihiro and Sapporo |
| 2 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Kushiro |
| 3 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Obihiro (to allow for passing trains) |
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Exit gate
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Waiting room
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Platform
History
The 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. The 33.1 kilometer Shiranuka Line operated from this station from 7 October 1964 to its replacement by a bus service on 23 October 1983.[4] Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. [3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 82 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
- Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 314 Shiranuka Station Line
- Shiranuka Town Hall
- Japan National Route 38
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.
- ^ a b "白糠駅" [Shiranuka 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.
- ^ JR釧路支社 鉄道百年の歩み. Hokkaido Railway Company. 2001.
- ^ "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 Shiranuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)