Shin-Yūbari Station (新夕張駅, Shin-Yūbari-eki) is a railway station on the Sekishō Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Shin-Yūbari Station 新夕張駅 | |
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![]() The station building in August 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan |
Operated by | ![]() |
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Distance | 43.0 km from Minami-Chitose |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | K20 |
History | |
Opened | 1 November 1892 (1892-11-01) |
Previous names | Momijiyama (until 1981) |
Passengers | |
FY2007 | 107 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Shin-Yūbari Station Location within Japan |
Shin-Yūbari Station is served by the Sekisho Line, and is situated 43.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station.[1] The station is numbered "K20".[2] It was also the terminal station for Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch before the line ceased operation on 31 March 2019.
The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has an automated ticket machine and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.
1 | ■ Sekishō Line | Limited express for Oiwake and Sapporo Limited express for Obihiro and Kushiro |
2 | ■ Sekishō Line | extra |
3,4 | ■ Sekishō Line | Local trains for Oiwake and Chitose |
« | Service | » | ||
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Sekishō Line | ||||
Takinoue (K18) | Local | Shimukappu (K21) | ||
Oiwake | Limited Express Tokachi | Shimukappu | ||
Oiwake | Limited Express Ōzora | Shimukappu or Tomamu |
The station opened on 1 November 1892 as Momijiyama Station (紅葉山駅).[1] It was renamed Shin-Yubari on 1 October 1981.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The Yūbari Branch Line was discontinued on 31 March 2019.[3]
Stations of the Sekishō Line | |
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Minami-Chitose to Shintoku |
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Shin-Yūbari to Yūbari (Closed) |