Hirafu Station

Hirafu Station (比羅夫駅, Hirafu-eki) 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]

Hirafu Station

比羅夫駅
Hirafu Station in 2017
LocationJapan
Coordinates42°50′55″N 140°43′20″E
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)Hakodate Main Line
Distance186.6 km from Hakodate
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeS24
History
Opened15 October 1904 (1904-10-15)
Location
Hirafu Station
Location within Hokkaido
Hirafu Station
Hirafu Station (Japan)

Lines

The station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and is located 186.6 km from the start of the line at Hakodate.[2] Both local and the Rapid Niseko Liner services stop at the station.[3]

Station layout

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

Platforms
1 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Oshamambe, Kutchan, Otaru, and Sapporo
  • The platform in October 2005
  • View of the platform under snow in March 2015

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Niseko Rapid Kutchan
Niseko Local Kutchan

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 Hakodate to Neppu was extended to link up with stretches of track further north to provide through traffic from Hakodate to Otaru. 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.[2][4]

See also

References
  1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 811. ISBN 4533029809.
  3. "Hakodate Main Line - Kutchan - Niseko - Rankoshi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 240. ISBN 4533029809.


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