is a railway station on the

Sekishō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The main Sekishō Line connects in Chitose and Shintoku Station in the town of Shintoku. The name of the line comes from the subprefectures along the route, na ...

Yūbari, Hokkaido is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of April 30, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 8,612, with 5,030 households. The total area is 763.20 km². Hemmed in by mountains Yūbari stretches for 25 kilomete ...

, Japan, operated by

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(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

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. The station is numbered "K20". 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

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s serving four tracks. The station has an automated ticket machine and a "

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" staffed ticket office. The

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farecard cannot be used at this station.

Platforms

File:Shin-yūbari station02.JPG, The ticket office and entrance File:Shin-yūbari station03.JPG, The platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1892 as . It was renamed Shin-Yubari on 1 October 1981. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The Yūbari Branch Line was discontinued on 31 March 2019.

Surrounding area

*Momijiyama Post office

References