is a

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located in the Shiokari neighborhood of the town of

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, Kamikawa-gun,

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, Japan. It is operated by

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Lines

The station is served by the

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from to and is located 28.4 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed staggered

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s and two tracks. The platforms are connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

JR Soya-Main-Line Shiokari Station Platform.jpg, Platform JR Soya-Main-Line Shiokari Station Premises railroad crossing.jpg, Level crossing JR Soya-Main-Line Shiokari Station-name signboard.jpg, Signboard

History

The station began as the Shiokari Signal Station on 5 September 1916, and was upgraded to Shiokari Signal Station on 1 April 1922. On 25 November 1924, it was upgraded to a full passenger station. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. On 3 December 2019 JR Hokkaido requested local governments along the line, through the Soya Main Line Revitalization Promotion Council, to report by March 2020 on whether to maintain and manage 29 stations, including this one, by covering the costs, or it would close the stations in March 2021. In April 2022, the station was transferred to Wassamu Town, with maintenance costs now largely covered by donations.

Passenger statistics

During fiscal 2019, the station was used on average by under ten passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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* Shiokari Pass Memorial Hall

External links

JR Shiokari Station

References

{{Sōya Main Line Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 Wassamu, Hokkaido