Tokachi-Shimizu Station

K24
Tokachi-Shimizu Station

十勝清水駅
Tokachi-Shimizu Station (28 July 2012)
General information
Location1 Chome Hondori, Shimizu, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido 089-0136
Japan
Coordinates43°0′49.67″N 142°52′47.24″E / 43.0137972°N 142.8797889°E / 43.0137972; 142.8797889
Systemregional rail
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line     Nemuro Main Line
Distance9.1km from Shintoku
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeK24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened8 September 1907 (1907-09-08)
Passengers
FY2018570 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station
Shintoku
towards Takikawa
Nemuro Main Line
Local
Mikage
towards Nemuro
Location
Tokachi-Shimizu Station
Location within Hokkaido
Tokachi-Shimizu Station
Tokachi-Shimizu Station (Japan)

Tokachi-Shimizu Station (十勝清水駅, Tokachi-Shimizu-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Shimizu, Kamikawa District, Hokkaidō, It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 9.1 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku.[3]

Layout

Tokachi-Shimizu station has one island platform and two tracks connected by a footbridge. Regular trains use track 1, the main track closest to the station building, and track 2 is used only for interchanges. The station building is located on the east side of the station premises and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. [2] There used to be a freight platform on the south side of the station building, as well as dedicated tracks to the JA Tokachi-Shimizu-cho warehouse on the west side of the Nemuro Main Line south of the station, the Nippon Beet Sugar Shimizu Factory on the east side of the main line, and the Hokuren Shimizu Sugar Factory on the north side of the station. However, all of these were abolished by November 1, 1986.

Platforms

1  Nemuro Main Line for Obihiro and Ikeda
2  Nemuro Main Line for Shintoku and Sapporo

History

The station opened on 8 September 1907 as Shimizu Station on the Japanese Government Railways. It was renamed to its present name on 20 November 1934.[3]With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by under 570 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "十勝清水駅" [Tokachi-Shimizu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 879. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
  4. ^ 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月24日閲覧

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