Warabitai Station
Warabidai Station 蕨岱駅 | |
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 Station building | |
| Location |
Warabidai, Oshamambe, Yamakoshi, Hokkaido （北海道山越郡長万部町字蕨岱） Japan |
| Coordinates | 42°37′35″N 140°18′48″E / 42.626353°N 140.313353°ECoordinates: 42°37′35″N 140°18′48″E / 42.626353°N 140.313353°E |
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | Hakodate Main Line |
| Connections | Bus stop |
| Other information | |
| Station code | S31 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY1992) | 8 daily |
| Location | |
  Warabidai Station Location within Japan | |
Warabitai Station (蕨岱駅 Warabitai-eki) is a railway station in Oshamambe, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Lines
Warabitai Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line. It is numbered S31.
Station layout
Warabitai Station has a single side platform.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakodate Main Line | ||||
| Futamata | Local | Kuromatsunai | ||
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 1992, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily.[1]
History
October 15, 1904: as a Hokkaido railway line station, two stations (Kuromatsunaieki and Futamataeki) were joined into a single and General station.
July 1, 1907: With the nationalization of Hokkaido Railway, transferred to the state-owned railway.
October 12, 1909: With the enactment state-owned railway line, the station become one operated on the Hakodate Main-Line.
June 1, 1949: With the enforcement of Japan National Railways Act, inherited by Japanese National Railways (JNR).
February 7, 1975: cargo handling ended.
February 1, 1984: luggage handling ended.
November 1, 1986: The abolition of the exchange equipment. At the same time it became an unmanned station.
January 1987: The Old Station removal, renovated in wagons station building.
April 1, 1987: With the Railways division privatization, inherited in Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
October 1, 2007: implementation of the station numbering commenced.
Origin of name
The name is deriveｄ from the Ainu word Warunpifuru (ワルンビフル, "Hill of Ferns").[2]
Surrounding area
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National Route 5 - Mount Kuromatsunai
- Niseko Bus "Warabidai Station" Bus Stop
References
- ↑ 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.