The undersea Seikan Tunnel to the main Japanese island of Honshu is not far from this station.

Shiriuchi Station was served by the Kaikyo Line, which connects Honshu with the northern island of Hokkaido via the Seikan Tunnel.

Only Hakuchō and Super Hakuchō limited express services stopped at this station, with just two trains in each direction stopping daily in 2013.

[2] The station was closed from the start of the 15 March 2014 timetable revision to make way for Hokkaido Shinkansen construction work.

[3][4] Following the closure of the station, the signal located there was renamed Yunosato-Shiriuchi (湯の里知内).