Shin-Yūbari Station

Location
	Shin-Yūbari Station Location within Hokkaido Shin-Yūbari Station Shin-Yūbari Station (Japan)

Shin-Yūbari Station

新夕張駅
Shin-Yūbari Station; 新夕張駅
	The station building in August 2010
General information
Location	Yūbari, Hokkaido; Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sekishō Line; Sekishō Line – Yūbari Branch;
Distance	43.0 km (26.7 mi) from Minami-Chitose
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	K20
History
Opened	1 November 1892; 131 years ago
Previous names	Momijiyama (until 1981)
Passengers
FY2007	107 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Shin-Yūbari Station Location within Hokkaido Shin-Yūbari Station Shin-Yūbari Station (Japan)

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).

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.^[1] The station is numbered "K20".^[2] It was also the terminal station for Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch before the line ceased operation on 31 March 2019.

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.

Platforms

1	■ Sekishō Line	Limited express for Oiwake and Sapporo Limited express for Obihiro and Kushiro
2	■ Sekishō Line	extra
3,4	■ Sekishō Line	Local trains for Oiwake and Chitose

The ticket office and entrance
The platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1892 as Momijiyama Station (紅葉山駅).^[1] It was renamed Shin-Yubari on 1 October 1981.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1] The Yūbari Branch Line was discontinued on 31 March 2019.^[3]

Surrounding area

Momijiyama Post office

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ JR石勝線の夕張支線が最終運行廃線し、バス転換へ [The last operating of Yūbari branch line, it closed and will be replaced by bus]. asahi.com (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

42°56′11.75″N 142°2′11.71″E / 42.9365972°N 142.0365861°E / 42.9365972; 142.0365861

[teishajo1998-1] 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. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[2] "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

[3] JR石勝線の夕張支線が最終運行廃線し、バス転換へ [The last operating of Yūbari branch line, it closed and will be replaced by bus]. asahi.com (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Newspapers Co., Ltd. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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