Yūbari Station (夕張駅, Yūbari-eki) was a railway station on the Sekishō Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Yūbari Station opened on 1 November 1892.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The station was closed when the Yubari Branch Line ceased operation on 31 March 2019.[2][3]

Yūbari Station 夕張駅
Yubari Station in July 2004
General information
Location	Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sekisho Line Yūbari Branch
Distance	16.1 km from Shin-Yūbari
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y25
History
Opened	1 November 1892 (1892-11-01)
Closed	31 March 2019 (2019-03-31)
Passengers
FY1998	62 daily
Location
Yūbari Station Location within Japan

Lines

Yūbari Station was the terminus of the 18.2 km Yūbari branch of the Sekishō Line.[1] The station was numbered "Y25".[4] but following the closure, it no longer appears on JR Hokkaido rail maps.[5]

Station layout

The station consisted of a single ground-level side platform serving a terminating track. The Kitaca farecard could not be used at this station. The station was unattended.

• 
  The platform
• 
  The platform viewed from the buffer stop in August 2008
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  Yūbari Station in 1918

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area

• Yūbari City Office
• Yūbari Post office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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