Bihoro Station Explained

Bihoro Station
Native Name:美幌駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Hokkaido
Address:3 Shinmachi, Bihoro, Abashiri, Hokkaido
Country:Japan
Operator:JR Hokkaido
Line:Sekihoku Main Line
Code:A65
Opened:1912

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 to, and lies from the official starting point of the line at . 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

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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 921. 4-533-02980-9.