Shikanotani Station (original) (raw)

Former railway station in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan

Shikanotani Station鹿ノ谷駅
General information
Location Yūbari, HokkaidoJapan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch
Distance 14.8 km from Shin-Yūbari
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code Y24
History
Opened 1 December 1901 (1901-12-01)
Closed 31 March 2019 (2019-03-31)
Passengers
FY1998 48 daily

Shikanotani Station (鹿ノ谷駅, Shikanotani-eki) was a railway station in Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station was closed when the Yubari Branch Line ceased operation on 31 March 2019.[1]

Shikanotani Station was served by the Sekisho Line Yūbari Branch. The station was numbered "Y24".[2]

The station had a ground-level side platform serving one track. Kitaca was not available. The station was unattended.[_citation needed_]

As of April 2020, one year after the abolition, there were still overpasses across the station building and a large premises.[3] In 2022, JR Hokkaido transferred it free of charge to Kanoya Station, a limited liability company established by citizens (represented by Hidekazu Hashiba).[4]

| « | Service | » | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | Sekisho Line Yūbari Branch | | | | | | Shimizusawa (Y23) | | Local | | Yūbari (Y25) |

  1. ^ 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.com (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ^ "【廃止から1年 北海道・夕張支線の「いま」を訪ねて(4)】 鹿ノ谷駅と夕張駅の古今物語". 鉄道チャンネル. エキスプレス. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "旧夕張支線・鹿ノ谷駅、有志で再生へ JRが無償譲渡 グッズ販売やトロッコ構想/CFで資金募る". 北海道新聞. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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