Pippu Station (比布駅, Pippu-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Pippu, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai and is located 17.1 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1][3]
Layout
The station above-ground station with two opposing side platform connected by a footbridge. The current station building was rebuilt by Pippu Town in 2016 and is a single-story wooden structure. Inside the station building, in addition to a waiting room, there is a coffee shop and a souvenir shop. The signboard in front of the station building and the signboard on the platform side are the same as those that were displayed in the old station building. The station is unattended.
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Waiting room -
No.1 Platform -
No.2 Platform -
Footbridge -
Signboard in 2017
History
The station was opened on 25 November 1898 with the extension of the Hokkaido Government Railway Teshio Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
Passenger statistics
During fiscal 2019, the station was used on average by 101 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 40
- Pippu Town Hall
See also
References
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
- ^ "比布" [Pippu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "列車名/路線名から時刻検索 宗谷本線(稚内―名寄―旭川) 上り". JR Hokkaido. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
External links
Media related to Pippu Station at Wikimedia Commons
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