Yūchi Station

Yūchi Station (勇知駅, Yūchi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.^[1][2]

W77 Yūchi Station 勇知駅
regional rail
Yūchi Station in October 2017
General information
Location	Kamiyuchi Bakkaimura, Wakkanai, Hokkaido 098-4581 Japan
Coordinates	45°15′32.9″N 141°41′5.8″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sōya Main Line
Distance	236.7 km (147.1 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	W77
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 June 1924 (1924-06-25)
Rebuilt	1985
Passengers
FY2020	3.8 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Bakkai towards Wakkanai Sōya Main Line Local Kabutonuma towards Asahikawa
Location Yūchi Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Yūchi Station Yūchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 236.7 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[1]Only local trains serve the station.^[3]

Layout

Yūchi Station is a ground-level station with one side platform and one track. The platform is located on the east side of the tracks (on the right hand side facing towards Wakkanai. Formerly, this station had two opposing side platforms and two tracks, allowing train interchange. There was also a siding on the side of track 1 that branched off from the Wakkanai side. At the time, the two platforms were connected by a level crossing. The station building is now a repurposed JNR Yo3500 series caboose.^[2] The station is unattended.

• 
  Former station building, made out of a Yo-3500 train car
• 
  station signage
• 
  Platform

History

The station was opened on 25 June 1924 with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio Kita Line between Wakkanai Station (now Minami-Wakkanai Station) and Kabutonuma Station. On September 25, 1926 the Teshio Minami Line and Teshio Kita Line were merged and the line name was changed to Teshio Line, and on April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3.8 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Yuchi Post Office
• Kamiyuchi Hometown Museum (using the abandoned buildings of Wakkanai City Kamiyuchi Elementary and Junior High School)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
2. "勇知駅" [Yūchi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. "列車名/路線名から時刻検索 宗谷本線(稚内―名寄―旭川) 上り". JR Hokkaido. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

External links

Media related to Yūchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Hokkaido(in Japanese)