Station

Shikauchi

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Shikauchi
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Location

History

Shikauchi Station opened on 25 March 1958 when Japanese National Railways added it, together with Gakuden Station, to the Furano - Naka-Furano section of the Furano Line in central Hokkaido. It has handled passenger traffic only, and the stop is unstaffed. At privatisation on 1 April 1987 the stop came under the control of JR Hokkaido, and its small waiting shelter was rebuilt in October 1999. In June 2023 the station was among 42 across the JR Hokkaido network identified as candidates for closure on grounds of very low patronage; current usage is the lowest on the Furano Line, and some local trains pass through without stopping.

Notes

The name 'Shikauchi' comes from the Shikauchi Farm, established in 1897 when the surrounding land — a direct holding of Sapporo Agricultural College — was sold off to Shishiuchi Toyotarō, a lecturer at the college.

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