Shin-Yūbari Station
# Shin-Yūbari Station

Shin-Yūbari Station (新夕張駅, Shin-Yūbari-eki) is a railway station on the Sekishō Line in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

## Lines

Shin-Yūbari Station is served by the Sekisho Line, and is situated 43.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station. The station is numbered "K20". It was also the terminal station for Sekishō Line Yūbari Branch before the line ceased operation on 31 March 2019.

## Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has an automated ticket machine and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Sekishō Line | Limited express for Oiwake and Sapporo Limited express for Obihiro and Kushiro |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Sekishō Line | extra |
| 3,4 | ■ Sekishō Line | Local trains for Oiwake and Chitose |

* The ticket office and entrance
* The platforms

## History

The station opened on 1 November 1892 as Momijiyama Station (紅葉山駅). It was renamed Shin-Yubari on 1 October 1981. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The Yūbari Branch Line was discontinued on 31 March 2019.

## Surrounding area

* Momijiyama Post office
