Bihoro Station (美幌駅, Bihoro-eki) is a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Bihoro, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Bihoro Station 美幌駅 | |
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 Bihoro Station building in June 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3 Shinmachi, Bihoro, Abashiri, Hokkaido （北海道網走郡美幌町字新町3丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | Sekihoku Main Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | A65 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
Lines
editBihoro Station is served by the Sekihoku Main Line from Asahikawa to Abashiri, and lies 206.1 km (128.1 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Shin-Asahikawa. It is numbered "A65".
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving two tracks (platforms 2 and 3), as the track at the former platform 1 is no longer in place. The station building is connected to platforms 2 and 3 by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
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| 2 | ■ Sekihoku Main Line | for Kitami, Asahikawa, and Sapporo |
| 3 | ■ Sekihoku Main Line | for Memambetsu and Abashiri |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Kitami | Limited Express Okhotsk | Memambetsu | ||
| Kitami | Limited Express Taisetsu | Memanbetsu | ||
| Hiushinai | Local | Nishi-Memambetsu | ||
History
editThe station opened on 5 October 1912.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 921. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)