Shin-Fuji Station (Hokkaido)


Shin-Fuji Station is a railway station located in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido. The Kushiro Freight Terminal of Japan Freight Railway Company is adjacently located and had also been called "Shin-Fuji"until the renaming on March 12, 2011.

Lines

The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 169.4 km from the starting point of the line at.

Layout

Shin-Fuji Station has one island platform. There are freight train tracks on the north and south sides of the platform, and passengers must use a footbridge to access the platform from the entrance/exit on the north side of the premises. Platforms 1 and 2 are located from the north side. Passenger trains generally depart and arrive on Platform 1, which is a single through track, and only use Platform 2 when passing between trains. JR Freight station staff are on hand, but they do not operate a passenger counter, making this an unmanned station managed by Kushiro Station for passenger service.

History

The station opened on 25 December 1923 by the Japanese Government Railways as a junction for the private line of the Fuji Paper Kushiro Mill. Initially, Fuji Paper transported raw lumber from the shores of Lake Akan by boat and horse-drawn carriages. The government agreed to open a station on the condition that Fuji Paper Mills would own the land and all funding. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The freight terminal was renamed Kushiro Freight Terminal on March 12, 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 42 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The station is located in the hinterland of the International Bulk Strategic Port, Hokkaido's largest grain import/export hub, and is surrounded by factories and distribution centers.