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Kami-Shirataki Station (上白滝駅, Kami-Shirataki-eki, lit. "Upper Shirataki") was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in October 1932, the station closed in March 2016.

Kami-Shirataki Station 上白滝駅
Kami-Shirataki Station building in June 2009
General information
Location	Kamishirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0127 Japan
Operated by	Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Sekihoku Main Line
Distance	78.9 km (49.0 mi) from Shin-Asahikawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Closed
Station code	A44
History
Opened	1 October 1932 (1932-10-01)
Closed	25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Location
Kami-Shirataki Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kami-Shirataki Station was served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, lying 78.9 km (49.0 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. The station was numbered "A44".

By December 2012, the station was served by just one train service in each direction daily.

Station layout

The station had a single side platform serving the single-track line. The station was unstaffed, but a station structure was provided, with toilet facilities for passengers.

• 
  The station waiting room in December 2012
• 
  The station platform in June 2009

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station
Limited Rapid Kitami: Does not stop at this station
Kamikawa		Local		Shirataki

History

The station opened on 1 October 1932.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

In July 2015, JR Hokkaido announced that it would be closing the station along with three others on the line (Kyū-Shirataki Station, Shimo-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage.[2]

In January 2016, it was reported on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV's Facebook page that the station was being kept open for the benefit of just one high-school girl who used the station to commute to and from school, and that it was scheduled to close when the girl graduated.[3] However, it was later revealed that the station in question was actually Kyū-Shirataki Station, two stops away, and there is no evidence that the timing of the closure of either station was connected with the girl's graduation.[4]

The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[5]

Surrounding area

• National Route 333

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kami-Shirataki Station.

• JR Hokkaido Station information (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Kami-Shirataki Station

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[ru] Ками-Сиратаки

Ками-Сиратаки 上白滝駅 (яп. Kami-Shirataki-eki lit. "Upper Shirataki") — станция на железнодорожной линии Сэкихоку в Японии, на востоке Хоккайдо. Ближайший город Энгару. Станция была открыта в октябре 1932 года. Станцию обслуживала компания Hokkaido Railway Company. Станция имела платформу с одной стороны. Станция имеет номер «A44».

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