was a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by the

Hokkaido Railway Company The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviation of . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a sm ...

(JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1904, it closed in March 2017.

Lines

Warabitai Station was served by the

Hakodate Main Line The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawara Line, a 35 km loop line from Ōnuma to Mo ...

, and was situated 126.9 km from the starting point of the line at . It was numbered S31.

Station layout

Warabitai Station has a single

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving a single track.

History

The station opened on October 15, 1904, as a Hokkaido railway line station. On July 1, 1907, with the nationalization of Hokkaido Railway, the station was transferred to the state-owned railway. Freight handling at the station was discontinued on February 7, 1975, and luggage handling was discontinued on February 1, 1984. It was destaffed in 1986. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Closure

The station closed following the last day of services on 3 March 2017.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1992, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.

Origin of name

The name is deriveｄ from the Ainu word . The station name is also the last JR station name when arranged in the '' Gojuon'' order.

Surrounding area

National Route 5 * Mount Kuromatsunai * Niseko Bus "Warabidai" bus stop

References

{{Hakodate Main Line Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1904 Railway stations closed in 2017 2017 disestablishments in Japan