Yobito Station
Appearance
Yobito Station 呼人駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Yobito, Abashiri, Hokkaido (北海道網走市字呼人) Japan |
Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
Line(s) | Sekihoku Main Line |
Other information | |
Station code | A68 |
History | |
Opened | 1923 |
Yobito (呼人駅, Yobito-eki) 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
[edit]The station has two platforms facing each other, with two railway lines.
Station surroundings
[edit]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
[edit]- October 5, 1923: Station opened.
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Memambetsu | Local | Abashiri |
43°57′49.49″N 144°13′06.97″E / 43.9637472°N 144.2186028°E
- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF).
- ^ "Ainu Place Names in Hokkaido" (PDF).