Yobito Station Explained

Yobito Station
Native Name:	呼人駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR Hokkaido
Address:	Yobito, Abashiri, Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR Hokkaido
Line:	Sekihoku Main Line
Code:	A68
Opened:	1923

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]

Station structure

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

Station surroundings

The village of Yobito has a large geographical spread.

• National Highway 39
• Abashiri-koso
• Kanpo Abashiri Inn
• Abashiri Grand Hotel
• Tokyo University of Agriculture Okhotsk Campus

History

• October 5, 1923: Station opened.

Adjacent stations

1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map .
2. Web site: Ainu Place Names in Hokkaido .