was a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It was located in Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan, and was numbered T37. The elevation was 413 meters (AMSL).
Line JR Hokkaido Nemuro Main Line
Station structure The station had two platforms serving three tracks.
History The station opened on 3 September 1901.
In 2016, the section of the Nemuro Main Line between Shintoku and Higashi-Shikagoe suffered extensive damage due to heavy rainfall. Since then, a substitute bus service was put in place serving this section of the Nemuro Main Line. However, in 2024 it was decided that this station, along with the rest of the Nemuro Main Line between Furano and Shintoku, would be closed permanently effective 1 April of that year.
Surrounding area There were Karikachi signal stop, Karikachi tunnel and Niinai Station between this station and Shintoku Station. In 1966 the old line was replaced by new line through Shin-Karikachi tunnel.
Karikachi signal stop was located near the west mouth of ( old )Karikachi tunnel. It had zig zag.
Karikachi tunnel was 654m long and 534m high (AMSL) at the highest point.
Niinai Station was located in the middle of the eastern slope.
Adjacent stations Hokkaido Railway Company Nemuro Main Line T36 – Ochiai T37 – K23
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