Shiriuchi Station

Shiriuchi Station (知内駅, Shiriuchi-eki) was a railway station on the Kaikyo Line in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1990, it closed in March 2014. The undersea Seikan Tunnel to the main Japanese island of Honshu is not far from this station.

Shiriuchi Station

知内駅
Shiriuchi Station (left) and adjacent Shiriuchi roadside station (right) in October 2010
LocationShiriuchi, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)Kaikyo Line
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1990
Closed14 March 2014
Former services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station
Kikonai
toward Hakodate
 Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line Yoshioka-Kaitei
toward Naka-Oguni
Kikonai
Terminus
 Kaikyo Line
Location
Shiriuchi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Shiriuchi Station was served by the Kaikyo Line, which connects Honshu with the northern island of Hokkaido via the Seikan Tunnel. Only Hakuchō and Super Hakuchō limited express services stopped at this station, with just two trains in each direction stopping daily in 2013.[1]

Station layout

The station had two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms were connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.

  • The station entrance in October 2010
  • View of the platforms in October 2010
  • View of the platforms in October 2010

Platforms
1 ■ Kaikyo Line for Kikonai and Hakodate
2 ■ Kaikyo Line for Aomori and Shin-Aomori

History

Shiriuchi Station opened in 1990.[2] The station was closed from the start of the 15 March 2014 timetable revision to make way for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction work.[3][4] Following the closure of the station, the signal located there was renamed Yunosato-Shiriuchi (湯の里知内).[5]

Surrounding area

References
  1. JR Timetable March 2013, p.680-682
  2. "JR北海道、海峡線竜飛海底駅・吉岡海底駅・知内駅の来年3月営業終了を発表" [JR Hokkaido announces closure of 3 stations on Kaikyo Line next March]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. 駅の営業終了について [Station closure details] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  4. 知内駅の営業終了 [Shiriuchi Station closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. 北海道新幹線 新駅の駅名について [Details of new Hokkaido Shinkansen station names] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

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