Warabidai Station

蕨岱駅
The station waiting room in May 2015
General information
LocationWarabidai, Oshamambe, Yamakoshi District, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates42°37′35″N 140°18′48″E / 42.626353°N 140.313353°E / 42.626353; 140.313353
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)■ Hakodate Main Line
Distance126.9 km from Hakodate
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeS31
History
Opened15 October 1904
Closed3 March 2017
Passengers
20130 daily
Location
Warabidai Station is located in Japan
Warabidai Station
Warabidai Station
Location within Japan

Warabitai Station (蕨岱駅, Warabitai-eki) was a railway station in Oshamambe, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1904, it closed in March 2017.

Lines

Warabitai Station was served by the Hakodate Main Line, and was situated 126.9 km from the starting point of the line at Hakodate.[1] It was numbered S31.

Station layout

Warabitai Station has a single side platform serving a single track.

History

The station opened on October 15, 1904, as a Hokkaido railway line station.[1] On July 1, 1907, with the nationalization of Hokkaido Railway, the station was transferred to the state-owned railway.[1]

Freight handling at the station was discontinued on February 7, 1975, and luggage handling was discontinued on February 1, 1984.[1] It was destaffed in 1986.[2]

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

Closure

The station closed following the last day of services on 3 March 2017.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 1992, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.[3]

Origin of name

The name is deriveｄ from the Ainu word Warunpifuru (ワルンビフル, "Hill of Ferns").[4] The station name is also the last JR station name when arranged in the Gojuon order.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 809. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ a b c 廃止の１０無人駅　思い出の駅舎さようなら　住民ら幕掲げ感謝 [10 unstaffed stations close]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ^ Miyawaki, Shunzo (June 1993). Harada, Katsumasa (ed.). JR・私鉄全線各駅停車1 北海道630駅. Shogakukan. p. 44. ISBN 4-09-395401-1.
  4. ^ Asai, Kenji (20 June 2013). 難読・誤読駅名の辞典 [Directory of Difficult-to-read Station Names] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyodo Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 978-4-490-10835-4.
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