Shin-Yūbari Station

Shin-Yūbari Station 新夕張駅
The station building in August 2010
Location	Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sekishō Line ■ Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch
Distance	43.0 km from Minami-Chitose
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	K20
History
Opened	1 November 1892 (1892-11-01)
Previous names	Momijiyama (until 1981)
Traffic

Passengers (FY2007)	107 daily
Location
Shin-Yūbari Station Location within 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]

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 Sapporo Limited express for Obihiro and Kushiro Local trains for Oiwake
2	■ Sekishō Line	Limited express for Obihiro
2	■ Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch	Local trains for Yūbari
3/4	■ Sekishō Line	Local trains for Oiwake and Chitose
3/4	■ Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch	Local trains for Yūbari

The ticket office and entrance
The platforms

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Sekishō Line
Takinoue (K18)	-	Shimukappu (K21)
Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch
Turminus	-	Numanosawa (Y21)

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]

Surrounding area

Momijiyama Post office

References

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1 2 3 4 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
↑ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

Stations of the Sekishō Line

Minami-Chitose to Shintoku	Minami-Chitose Oiwake ~~Higashi-Oiwake~~ Kawabata Takinoue ~~Tomisato~~ Shin-Yūbari Shimukappu Tomamu Shintoku

Shin-Yūbari to Yūbari	Shin-Yūbari Numanosawa Minami-Shimizusawa Shimizusawa Shikanotani Yūbari

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

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