Yūbari_Station

Yūbari Station

Yūbari Station

Former railway station in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan


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]

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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.

Adjacent stations

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Surrounding area

  • Yūbari City Office
  • Yūbari Post office

See also


References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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/
  4. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. "JR Hokkaido 2019 Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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