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Shiokari Station

Coordinates: 43°58′3.5″N 142°27′17″E / 43.967639°N 142.45472°E / 43.967639; 142.45472
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W37
Shiokari Station

塩狩駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
regional rail
Shiokari Station
General information
LocationShiokari, Wassamu, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 098-0125
Japan
Coordinates43°58′3.5″N 142°27′17″E / 43.967639°N 142.45472°E / 43.967639; 142.45472
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sōya Main Line
Distance28.4 km (17.6 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Train operatorsThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station codeW38
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 November 1924 (1924-11-25)
Previous namespassengers = >10
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Wassamu
towards Wakkanai
Sōya Main Line
Local
Ranru
towards Asahikawa
Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Nayoro No. 4
Pippu
towards Asahikawa
Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Nayoro No. 2, 5
Ranru
towards Asahikawa
Location
Shiokari Station is located in Hokkaido
Shiokari Station
Shiokari Station
Location within Hokkaido
Shiokari Station is located in Japan
Shiokari Station
Shiokari Station
Shiokari Station (Japan)
Map

Shiokari Station (塩狩駅, Shiokari-eki) is a railway station located in the Shiokari neighborhood of the town of Wassamu, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai and is located 28.4 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1][3]

Layout

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The station is an above-ground station with two opposed staggered side platforms and two tracks. The platforms are connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Sōya Main Line for Nayoro and Wakkanai
1, 2  Sōya Main Line for Asahikawa and Sapporo

History

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The station began as the Shiokari Signal Station on 5 September 1916, and was upgraded to Shiokari Signal Station on 1 April 1922. On 25 November 1924, it was upgraded to a full passenger station. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. On 3 December 2019 JR Hokkaido requested local governments along the line, through the Soya Main Line Revitalization Promotion Council, to report by March 2020 on whether to maintain and manage 29 stations, including this one, by covering the costs, or it would close the stations in March 2021. In April 2022, the station was transferred to Wassamu Town, with maintenance costs now largely covered by donations.

Passenger statistics

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During fiscal 2019, the station was used on average by under ten passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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See also

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Media related to Shiokari Station at Wikimedia Commons

Reference

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  1. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
  2. ^ "塩狩駅" [Shiokari Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "列車名/路線名から時刻検索 宗谷本線(稚内―名寄―旭川) 上り". JR Hokkaido. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.