Shin-Fuji Station (Hokkaido)

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Shin-Fuji Station (新富士駅, Shin-Fuji-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2] The Kushiro Freight Terminal (釧路貨物駅, Kushiro Kamotsu-eki) of Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) is adjacently located and had also been called "Shin-Fuji"until the renaming on March 12, 2011.[3]

Location3 Chome-1 Shinfujicho, Kushiro, Hokkaido 084-0904
Japan
Coordinates43°0′6.43″N 144°20′59.41″E
Systemregional rail
Operated by JR Hokkaido
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Shin-Fuji Station

新富士駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
JR Nemuro-Main-Line, Shin-Fuji Station entrance, 2021
General information
Location3 Chome-1 Shinfujicho, Kushiro, Hokkaido 084-0904
Japan
Coordinates43°0′6.43″N 144°20′59.41″E
Systemregional rail
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line     Nemuro Main Line
Distance169.4 km from Shintoku
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station codeK52
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1923 (1923-12-25)
Passengers
FY201442 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Shin-Otanoshike
towards Takikawa
Nemuro Main Line
Local
Kushiro
towards Nemuro
Location
Shin-Fuji Station is located in Hokkaido
Shin-Fuji Station
Shin-Fuji Station
Location within Hokkaido
Shin-Fuji Station is located in Japan
Shin-Fuji Station
Shin-Fuji Station
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Lines

The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 169.4  km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku .[4]

Layout

Shin-Fuji Station has one island platform. There are freight train tracks on the north and south sides of the platform, and passengers must use a footbridge to access the platform from the entrance/exit on the north side of the premises. Platforms 1 and 2 are located from the north side. Passenger trains generally depart and arrive on Platform 1, which is a single through track, and only use Platform 2 when passing between trains.[2] JR Freight station staff are on hand, but they do not operate a passenger counter, making this an unmanned station managed by Kushiro Station for passenger service.

Platforms

1  Nemuro Main Line for Obihiro and Shintoku
2  Nemuro Main Line for Kushiro

History

The station opened on 25 December 1923 by the Japanese Government Railways as a junction for the private line of the Fuji Paper Kushiro Mill (later merged with Nippon Paper Kushiro Mill and closed in 2021). Initially, Fuji Paper transported raw lumber from the shores of Lake Akan by boat and horse-drawn carriages. The government agreed to open a station on the condition that Fuji Paper Mills would own the land and all funding. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. [4]The freight terminal was renamed Kushiro Freight Terminal on March 12, 2011.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 42 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The station is located in the hinterland of the International Bulk Strategic Port, Hokkaido's largest grain import/export hub, and is surrounded by factories and distribution centers.

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