Nishi-Shoro Station
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JR HokkaidoK48 Nishi-Shoro Station 西庶路駅  | |||||||||||
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 Station building in September 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3 Chome Nishishoro Nishi 1 Jominami, Shiranuka, Shiranuka District, Hokkaido 088-0572 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°58′34.1″N 144°7′47.37″E / 42.976139°N 144.1298250°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Nemuro Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 150.2 km from Shintoku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | K48 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 March 1952 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2014 | 40 daily | ||||||||||
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Nishi-Shoro Station (西庶路駅, Nishi-Shoro-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Shiranuka, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 150.2 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku .[3]
Layout
Nishi-Shoro Station has one island platform, connected to the station building by an open footbridge.[2] The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Obihiro and Shintoku |
| 2 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Kushiro |
Waiting room
Platform
Footbridge
History
The station opened on 28 March 1941 as a signal stop on the Japanese Government Railways. The Meiji Mining Shoro Private Line operated freight cars from this station to Shoro Station from 1941 to 1964.[4] Nishi Shoro was updated to a temporary station on 1 April 1951 and began passenger operations. It was promoted to a full station on 5 March 1952. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. [3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Hokkaido Route 242 Kamishoji-Shoji Station Line
- Japan National Route 38
