Hoshimi Station | |
Native Name: | ほしみ駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR Hokkaido |
Address: | Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 43.1339°N 141.1916°W |
Operator: | JR Hokkaido |
Line: | Hakodate Main Line |
Distance: | 271.0 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Code: | S10 |
Opened: | 16 March 1995 |
Map Type: | Japan Hokkaido#Japan |
is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Hoshimi Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line, and is numbered "S10".[1]
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates).[2] The station is unattended.
The station opened on 16 March 1995. Hoshi in Japanese means 'star' and mi is 'looking' in English, so Hoshimi means 'Looking at stars'. It was named after the Hoshimi Bridge, which cross the Hoshioki River.
The station is situated near the municipality border between Sapporo and Otaru. The small port town Zenibako sits on the Otaru side and there are some factories on the border. To the south of the station, National Route 5 runs connecting Sapporo, Zenibako, and Otaru.