Shiranuka Station

K47
Shiranuka Station

白糠駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
Station building in September 2018
General information
Location300 Higashi 1-jo Minami 1-chome, Shiranuka-cho, Shiranuka-gun, Hokkaido 088-0301
Japan
Coordinates42°57′22.18″N 144°04′36.76″E / 42.9561611°N 144.0768778°E / 42.9561611; 144.0768778
Systemregional rail
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line     Nemuro Main Line
Distance144.8 km from Shintoku
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeK47
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 July 1901 (1901-07-20)
Passengers
FY201839 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Onbetsu
towards Takikawa
Nemuro Main Line
Local
Nishi-Shoro
towards Nemuro
Location
Shiranuka Station is located in Hokkaido
Shiranuka Station
Shiranuka Station
Location within Hokkaido
Shiranuka Station is located in Japan
Shiranuka Station
Shiranuka Station
Shiranuka Station (Japan)

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)

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

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 "白糠駅" [Shiranuka Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ JR釧路支社 鉄道百年の歩み. Hokkaido Railway Company. 2001.
  5. ^ "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.

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