The station was closed when the Yubari Branch Line ceased operation on 31 March 2019.

[1] Shikanotani Station was served by the Sekisho Line Yūbari Branch.

[2] The station had a ground-level side platform serving one track.

[citation needed] As of April 2020, one year after the abolition, there were still overpasses across the station building and a large premises.

[3] In 2022, JR Hokkaido transferred it free of charge to Kanoya Station, a limited liability company established by citizens (represented by Hidekazu Hashiba).