Operated by JR Hokkaido Address Japan Tracks 1 | Status Closed Opened 11 February 1947 | |
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Location Kyūshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0102Japan Similar Kami‑Shirataki Station, Shimo‑Shirataki Station, Shirataki Station, Kanehana Station, Setose Station | ||
Kyū-Shirataki Station (旧白滝駅, Kyū-Shirataki-eki, lit. "Old Shirataki") was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1947, the station closed in March 2016.
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Lines
Shimo-Shirataki Station was served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, lying 88.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. The station was numbered "A46".
Station layout
The station had a side platform serving the otherwise single-track line. The station was unstaffed, but had a station structure and waiting room.
History
The station opened on 11 February 1947. 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 (Shimo-Shirataki Station, Kami-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage. According to a news report, as of January 2016, there was only one passenger using the station regularly; later reports suggest that there were in fact over 10 additional passengers.
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016. The station structure and platform was demolished in October 2016.