Bihoro Station

Bihoro Station

美幌駅
Bihoro Station building in June 2009
General information
Location3 Shinmachi, Bihoro, Abashiri, Hokkaido
（北海道網走郡美幌町字新町3丁目）
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Sekihoku Main Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeA65
History
Opened1912

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).

Lines

Bihoro 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

The 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

The station platforms in May 2009
2 ■ Sekihoku Main Line for Kitami, Asahikawa, and Sapporo
3 ■ Sekihoku Main Line for Memambetsu and Abashiri

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sekihoku Main Line
Kitami   Limited Express Okhotsk   Memambetsu
Kitami   Limited Express Taisetsu   Memanbetsu
Hiushinai   Local   Nishi-Memambetsu

History

The 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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
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