Yobito Station
Yobito Station 呼人駅 | |||||
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 Station building | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Yobito, Abashiri, Hokkaido （北海道網走市字呼人） Japan | ||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line | Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | A68 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1923 | ||||
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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
The station has two platforms facing each other, with two railway lines.
Station surroundings
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
- October 5, 1923: Station opened.
Adjacent stations
| « | 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).