Shirataki Station

Shirataki Station 白滝駅
Shirataki Station in June 2009
General information
Location	Engaru, Monbetsu District, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station code	A45
History
Opened	12 August 1929
Location Shirataki Station Location within Japan

Shirataki Station (白滝駅, Shirataki-eki) is a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Monbetsu District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Shirataki Station is served by the Sekihoku Main Line, and is numbered "A45".

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sekihoku Main Line
Kamikawa		Limited Express Okhotsk		Maruseppu
Kamikawa		Limited Express Taisetsu		Maruseppu or Engaru
Kamikawa		Limited Rapid Kitami		Maruseppu
Kamikawa		Local		Maruseppu

History

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]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, 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. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

43.8842°N 143.1809°E / 43.8842; 143.1809