Oiwake Station (Hokkaido)

Oiwake Station (追分駅, Oiwake-eki) is a railway station in Abira, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered K15.[1]

K15
Oiwake Station

追分駅
Oiwake Station building and forecourt in September 2018
General information
LocationAbira
Hokkaido Prefecture
Japan
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance170.8 km (106.1 mi) from Oshamambe
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeK15
History
Opened1 August 1892; 132 years ago (1892-08-01)
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Abira
towards Oshamambe
Muroran Main Line
Local
Mikawa
towards Iwamizawa
Minami-Chitose
Terminus
Sekishō Line Kawabata
towards Shintoku
Limited Express
Minami-Chitose
towards Sapporo
Tokachi Shin-Yubari
towards Obihiro
Ōzora Shin-Yubari
towards Kushiro
Location
K15 Oiwake Station is located in Hokkaido
K15 Oiwake Station
K15
Oiwake Station
Location within Hokkaido
K15 Oiwake Station is located in Japan
K15 Oiwake Station
K15
Oiwake Station
K15
Oiwake Station (Japan)

Lines

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Oiwake Station is served by the Muroran Main Line and Sekishō Line.

Station layout

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The station has two ground-level platforms serving four tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.

Platforms

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1  Sekishō Line for Minami-Chitose and Sapporo
for Obihiro and Kushiro
2  Muroran Main Line for Tomakomai
for Iwamizawa
 Sekishō Line for Shin-Yūbari
3  Muroran Main Line for Iwamizawa
 Sekishō Line for Shin-Yūbari
4  Sekishō Line (Terminating services)

History

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The station opened on 1 November 1892.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 837. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.


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