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Warabitai Station

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Operated by
  
JR Hokkaido

Distance
  
126.9 km from Hakodate

Connections
  
Bus stop

Opened
  
15 October 1904

Line(s)
  
■ Hakodate Main Line

Platforms
  
1 side platform

Address
  
Japan

Tracks
  
1

Warabitai Station

Location
  
Warabidai, Oshamambe, Yamakoshi District, Hokkaido Japan

Similar
  
Kita‑Toyotsu Station, Futamata Station, Neppu Station, Katsuragawa Station, Nakanosawa Station

Warabitai Station (蕨岱駅, Warabitai-eki) was a railway station in Oshamambe, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1904, it closed in March 2017.

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Lines

Warabitai Station was served by the Hakodate Main Line, and was situated 126.9 km from the starting point of the line at Hakodate. It was numbered S31.

Station layout

Warabitai Station has a single side platform serving a single track.

History

The station opened on October 15, 1904, as a Hokkaido railway line station. On July 1, 1907, with the nationalization of Hokkaido Railway, the station was transferred to the state-owned railway.

Freight handling at the station was discontinued on February 7, 1975, and luggage handling was discontinued on February 1, 1984. It was destaffed in 1986.

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Closure

The station closed following the last day of services on 3 March 2017.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1992, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.

Origin of name

The name is derived from the Ainu word Warunpifuru (ワルンビフル, "Hill of Ferns"). The station name is also the last JR station name when arranged in the Gojuon order.

Surrounding area

  • National Route 5
  • Mount Kuromatsunai
  • Niseko Bus "Warabidai Station" bus stop
  • References

    Warabitai Station Wikipedia