Akabira Station (赤平駅, Akabira-eki) is a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line of JR Hokkaido located in Akabira, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station opened on 10 November 1913.

Akabira Station

赤平駅
Station building in 2018
General information
LocationIzumachi, Akabira, Hokkaidō
 Japan
Coordinates43°33′18.57″N 142°2′55.2″E / 43.5551583°N 142.048667°E / 43.5551583; 142.048667
Operated byHokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)Nemuro Main Line
Platforms1 side, 1 Island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 November 1913 (1913-11-10)
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Higashi-Takikawa
towards Takikawa
Nemuro Main Line
Local
Moshiri
towards Nemuro

Lines edit

History edit

Akabira Station opened on 10 November 1913.[1]

With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).[1]

The Midori no Madoguchi ticketing office at this station closed on 25 March 2016.[2]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 78 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 873. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
  2. ^ "赤平駅・芦別駅の窓口営業変更について" [Regarding changes in operations at Akabira Station and Ashibetsu Station] (PDF). JR Hokkaido (in Japanese). 19 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ "駅別乗車人員 特定日調査(平日)に基づく" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.