Yūbari Station

Yūbari Station 夕張駅
Yubari Station in July 2004
Location	Yūbari, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sekisho Line Yūbari Branch
Distance	16.1 km from Shin-Yūbari
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Y25
History
Opened	1 November 1892
Traffic
Passengers (FY1998)	62 daily
Location
Yūbari Station Location within Japan

Yūbari Station (夕張駅 Yūbari-eki) is a railway station on the Sekishō Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Yūbari Station is the terminus of the 18.2 km Yūbari branch of the Sekishō Line.^[1] The station is numbered "Y25".^[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level side platform serving a terminating track. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station. The station is unattended.

• 
  The platform
• 
  The platform viewed from the buffer stop in August 2008

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch
Shikanotani (Y24)		-	Terminus

History

Yūbari Station opened on 1 November 1892.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

• 
  Yūbari Station in 1918

Surrounding area

• Yūbari City Office
• Yūbari Post office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 189. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

Coordinates: 43°03′03″N 141°58′03″E / 43.0509288°N 141.9674134°E