Shimo-Shirataki Station
{{short description|Former railway station in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shimo-Shirataki Station
| native_name = 下白滝駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Shimoshirataki station01.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Shimo-Shirataki Station building in June 2009
| other_name =
| address = Shimoshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0101
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| status = Closed
| operator = 20px Hokkaido Railway Company
| line = {{Colorbull|Orange}} Sekihoku Main Line
| elevation =
| distance = {{cvt|92.7|km}} from {{STN|Shin-Asahikawa|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| bus_operators =
| connections =
| structure =
| code = A47
| website =
| opened = {{Start date|1929|08|12|df=y}}
| former =
| closed = {{End date|2016|03|25|df=y}}
| passengers =
| map_type = Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|Shimo-Shirataki Station|下白滝駅|Shimo-Shirataki-eki|lit. "Lower Shirataki"}} was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1929, the station closed in March 2016.
Lines
Shimo-Shirataki Station was served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, lying {{cvt|92.7|km}} from the official starting point of the line at {{STN|Shin-Asahikawa|x}}. The station was numbered "A47".
Station layout
The station had two side platforms serving two tracks on the otherwise single-track line. The station was unstaffed, but had a station structure and waiting room.
File:Shimoshirataki station02.JPG|The station platforms in June 2009
Adjacent stations
{{J-railservice start}}
{{J-route|route=Sekihoku Main Line|col=orange}}
{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express Okhotsk|p|col=green}}
{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express 'Taisetsu''|p}}
{{J-rserv|service=Limited Rapid Kitami|p|col=red}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Kyū-Shirataki|x}}|next={{STN|Maruseppu|x}}|col=gray}}
{{S-end}}
History
The station opened on 12 August 1929.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = 918| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}} With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
In July 2015, JR Hokkaido announced that it would be closing the station along with three others on the line (Kyū-Shirataki Station, Kami-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage.{{cite web |url= http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/society/society/1-0159320.html |script-title=ja: 上白滝・旧白滝・下白滝の３駅も廃止 ＪＲ石北線、来年３月に|trans-title=3 JR Sekihoku Line stations Kami-Shirataki, Kyu-Shirataki, and Shimo-Shirataki to close next March|date= 22 July 2015|work= Doshin |publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150722051152/http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/society/society/1-0159320.html|archivedate= 22 July 2015|accessdate= 12 January 2016}}
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.{{cite news |date= 26 March 2016|script-title=ja: 根室線花咲など８駅廃止、７９本減便 ＪＲ北海道がダイヤ改正 |trans-title=JR Hokkaido introduces revised timetable - 8 stations closed and 79 services cut|newspaper= Doshin Web|location= Japan|publisher= The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|language= Japanese |url= http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economy/economy/1-0251057.html|accessdate= 2 April 2016}}
Surrounding area
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160113233041/http://www.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/a47_shimo-shirataki.html JR Hokkaido Station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Sekihoku Main Line}}
{{Coord|43.9447|N|143.2766|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}
Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture
Category:Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929