Shiriuchi Station

Former railway station in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, Japan

Preceding station	JR Hokkaido			Following station
Kikonai towards Hakodate		Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line		Yoshioka-Kaitei towards Naka-Oguni
Kikonai Terminus		Kaikyo Line		Yoshioka-Kaitei towards Naka-Oguni

Location
Shiriuchi Station Location within Japan

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.

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

National Route 228

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yunosato-Shiriuchi Signal Base.

^ JR Timetable March 2013, p.680-682
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.