Warabitai Station
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. 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. 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 Japanese National Railways (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 Warunpifuru (ワルンビフル, "Hill of Ferns"). 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
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
