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 | |||||
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 Yubari Station in July 2004 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} 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 | ||||
| Closed | 31 March 2019 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY1998 | 62 daily | ||||
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Lines
editYūbari 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
editThe 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.
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The platform -
The platform viewed from the buffer stop in August 2008 -
Yūbari Station in 1918
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch | ||||
| Shikanotani (Y24) | Local | Terminus | ||
Surrounding area
edit- Yūbari City Office
- Yūbari Post office
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 189. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ JR石勝線の夕張支線が最終運行 廃線し、バス転換へ [The last operating of Yūbari branch line, it closed and will be replaced by bus]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "JR Hokkaido's Yubari Line: A Beloved Local Line Comes to an End", NHK World TV Japan Railway Journal (9 August 2019) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2049066/
- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "JR Hokkaido 2019 Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2019.