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Shin Yūbari Station

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Location
  
Yūbari, HokkaidoJapan

Status
  
Staffed

Address
  
Japan

Platforms in use
  
2

Station code
  
K20

Operated by
  
JR Hokkaido

Passengers (FY2007)
  
107 daily

Opened
  
1 November 1892

Tracks
  
4

Shin-Yūbari Station

Distance
  
43.0 km from Minami-Chitose

Previous names
  
Momijiyama (until 1981)

Line(s)
  
■ Sekishō Line; ■ Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch

Similar
  
Shintoku Station, Yūbari Station, Oiwake Station, Numanosawa Station, Shimizusawa Station

Shin-Yūbari Station (新夕張駅, Shin-Yūbari-eki) is a railway station on the Sekishō Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

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Lines

Shin-Yūbari Station is served by the Sekisho Line, and is situated 43.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station. The station is numbered "K20".

Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has an automated ticket machine and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1892 as Momijiyama Station (紅葉山駅). It was renamed Shin-Yubari on 1 October 1981. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Surrounding area

  • Momijiyama Post office

    • References

    Shin-Yūbari Station Wikipedia
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