Horobetsu Station

Horobetsu Station

幌別駅
General information
LocationNoboribetsu, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Muroran Main Line
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeH30
History
OpenedAug 1, 1892
Passengers
2019724 daily

Horobetsu Station (幌別駅, Horobetsu-eki) is a railway station on the Muroran Main Line of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) located in Noboribetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station is assigned the station number H30.[1]

The station was opened by Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company on August 1, 1892 when the line between Higashi-Muroran Station and Iwamizawa Station opened.[2]

Noboribetsu City Hall is located adjacent to Horobetsu Station.

  1. ^ JR Hokkaido press release September 12, 2007
  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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 851. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.