Shin-Yūbari Station 新夕張駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The station building in August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 43.0 km (26.7 mi) from Minami-Chitose | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
Station code | K20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 November 1892 | |||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Momijiyama (until 1981) | |||||||||||||||||||
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FY2007 | 107 daily | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 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 |
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]