Hiushinai Station

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Hiushinai Station

緋牛内駅
JR Hiushinai sta 001.jpg
Station building
LocationHiushinai, Tanno-machi, Kitami, Hokkaido
(北海道北見市端野町緋牛内)
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station codeA64
History
Opened1912

Hiushinai Station (緋牛内駅, Hiushinai-eki) is a railway station located in in the Tanno-chō district of Kitami-shi city in Hokkaidō, Japan and is served by trains running on the Sekihoku Main Line, operated by JR Hokkaido.[1] The station is located in one of the "coldest and remotest areas in Japan."[2]

Platform

Station structure[]

Hiushinai is an unmanned station with two side platforms alongside two railway tracks. It has a toilet and a waiting room.[1]

Station environs[]

  • Hiushinai elementary school
  • Hokkaidō highway 556
  • National highway 39

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station
Tanno   Local   Bihoro

History[]

  • October 5, 1911: Station opened
  • January 10, 1983: Station became unmanned on completion of CTC system

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hiushinai Station unmanned Station information (in Japanese)". 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Japanese Railway Scenery 30" (PDF). Japan Railway 7 Transport Review. 37. 2004. ISSN 1342-7512. Retrieved 2 July 2015.


Coordinates: 43°52′51″N 144°00′00″E / 43.8808°N 144.0000°E / 43.8808; 144.0000


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