Yobito (呼人駅, Yobito-eki) is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Sekihoku Main Line[1] in Yobito, a suburb of Abashiri in Hokkaidō. The station name and suburb name come from the Ainu language.[2]

Yobito Station

呼人駅
Station building
General information
LocationYobito, Abashiri, Hokkaido
(北海道網走市字呼人)
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station codeA68
History
Opened1923

Station structure

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The station has two platforms facing each other, with two railway lines.

Station surroundings

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The village of Yobito has a large geographical spread.

History

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  • October 5, 1923: Station opened.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station
Memambetsu   Local   Abashiri


43°57′49.49″N 144°13′06.97″E / 43.9637472°N 144.2186028°E / 43.9637472; 144.2186028


  1. ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Ainu Place Names in Hokkaido" (PDF).