Hirafu Station Explained

Hirafu Station
Native Name:比羅夫駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Hokkaido
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Line:Hakodate Main Line
Distance: from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Code:S24
Status:Unstaffed

is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Kutchan, Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido and has the station number "S24".[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and is located 186.6 km from the start of the line at . Both local and the Rapid Niseko Liner services stop at the station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track.

Platforms

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1904 by the private Hokkaido Railway as an intermediate station during a phase of expansion when its track from to was extended to link up with stretches of track further north to provide through traffic from Hakodate to . After the Hokkaido Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909 the station became part of the Hakodate Main Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Hokkaido.

Future plans

In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map. JR Hokkaido. 21 February 2018. 15 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180415143512/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/e-route_map.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Hakodate Main Line - Kutchan - Niseko - Rankoshi Station Timetable. JR Hokkaido. 20 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Sugiyama . Junichi . 26 June 2023 . 「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える? . Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627012656/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20230626-jrhokkaido/ . 27 June 2023 . 4 July 2023 . MyNavi Corporation . ja.