Shikanotani Station
{{short description|Former railway station in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shikanotani Station
| native_name = 鹿ノ谷駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JR Sekisho-Line Shikanotani Station building.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| other_name =
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = 20px JR Hokkaido
| line = {{Colorbull|YellowGreen}} Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch
| distance = 14.8 km from {{STN|Shin-Yūbari|x}}
| platforms = 1 side platform
| tracks = 1
| connections =
| structure =
| status = Unstaffed
| code = Y24
| opened = {{Start date|df=yes|1901|12|01}}
| closed = {{End date|df=yes|2019|03|31}}
| former =
| passengers = 48 daily
| pass_year = FY1998
| services =
}}
{{Nihongo|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.{{cite web |url= https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM303WN8M30IIPE00J.html|script-title=ja:JR石勝線の夕張支線が最終運行 廃線し、バス転換へ|trans-title=The last operating of Yūbari branch line, it closed and will be replaced by bus|date= 31 March 2019|website= asahi.com|publisher= The Asahi Newspapers Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 1 April 2019}}
Lines
Shikanotani Station was served by the Sekisho Line Yūbari Branch. The station was numbered "Y24".{{Cite web|title = JR Hokkaido Route Map|url = http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ttable/route_map.pdf|access-date = 2016-11-19|publisher = Hokkaido Railway Company|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161207145544/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ttable/route_map.pdf|archivedate = 2016-12-07}}
Station layout
The station had a ground-level side platform serving one track. Kitaca was not available. The station was unattended.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Station ruins
As of April 2020, one year after the abolition, there were still overpasses across the station building and a large premises.{{Cite web|url=https://tetsudo-ch.com/10331179.html|title=【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|website=鉄道チャンネル|date=2020-06-07|publisher=エキスプレス|accessdate=2021-05-02}} In 2022, JR Hokkaido transferred it free of charge to Kanoya Station, a limited liability company established by citizens (represented by Hidekazu Hashiba).{{Cite web|url=https://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/774369|title=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|date=2022-12-13|publisher=北海道新聞|accessdate=2023-07-20}}
Adjacent stations
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{{J-route|route=Sekisho Line Yūbari Branch|col=gray|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Shimizusawa|x}} (Y23)|next={{STN|Yūbari|x}} (Y25)|col=gray}}
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References
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{{Coord|43|2|22.01|N|141|57|52.11|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}
Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1901
Category:Railway stations in Japan closed in 2019
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