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 92.7 km (57.6 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. 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.
The station platforms in June 2009
Adjacent stations
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Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express 'Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station
Limited Rapid Kitami: Does not stop at this station
The station opened on 12 August 1929.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
^ abIshino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 918. ISBN4-533-02980-9.
^上白滝・旧白滝・下白滝の3駅も廃止 JR石北線、来年3月に [3 JR Sekihoku Line stations Kami-Shirataki, Kyu-Shirataki, and Shimo-Shirataki to close next March]. Doshin (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
^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 [JR Hokkaido introduces revised timetable - 8 stations closed and 79 services cut]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.