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Shimo-Shirataki Station 下白滝駅
Shimo-Shirataki Station building in June 2009
General information
Location	Shimoshirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido 099-0101 Japan
Operated by	Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Sekihoku Main Line
Distance	92.7 km (57.6 mi) from Shin-Asahikawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Closed
Station code	A47
History
Opened	12 August 1929 (1929-08-12)
Closed	25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Location Shimo-Shirataki StationLocation within Japan

Shimo-Shirataki Station (下白滝駅, Shimo-Shirataki-eki, lit. "Lower Shirataki") was a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1929, the station closed in March 2016.

Lines

Shimo-Shirataki Station was served by the single-track Sekihoku Main Line, lying 92.7 km (57.6 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. The station was numbered "A47".

Station layout

The station had two side platforms serving two tracks on the otherwise single-track line. The station was unstaffed, but had a station structure and waiting room.

• The station platforms in June 2009

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 12 August 1929. 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 (Kyū-Shirataki Station, Kami-Shirataki Station, and Kanehana Station) in March 2016, due to low passenger usage.

The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.

Surrounding area

• National Route 333
• Yūbetsu River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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. 918. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 上白滝・旧白滝・下白滝の３駅も廃止　ＪＲ石北線、来年３月に [3 JR Sekihoku Line stations Kami-Shirataki, Kyu-Shirataki, and Shimo-Shirataki to close next March]. Doshin (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
3. 根室線花咲など８駅廃止、７９本減便　ＪＲ北海道がダイヤ改正 [JR Hokkaido introduces revised timetable - 8 stations closed and 79 services cut]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

External links

• JR Hokkaido Station information (in Japanese)

43°56′41″N 143°16′36″E / 43.9447°N 143.2766°E / 43.9447; 143.2766

• Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company
• Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929
• Railway stations in Japan closed in 2016
• Engaru, Hokkaido