Hirafu Station

Hirafu Station in September 2002

Hirafu Station (比羅夫駅, Hirafu-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Hirafu Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line. It is numbered S24.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track.

Platforms

■ Hakodate Main Line

for Oshamambe, Kutchan, Otaru, and Sapporo

The platform in October 2005
View of the platform in March 2015

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hakodate Main Line
Niseko	Rapid	Kutchan
Niseko	Local	Kutchan

History

The station opened on 15 October 1904. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

External links

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Hirafu station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Hakodate Main Line

Branch Line: Ōnuma; Ikedaen; Nagareyama Onsen; Chōshiguchi; Shikabe; Oshima-Numajiri; Oshima-Sawara; Kakarima; Oshironai; Higashi-Mori; Mori

Coordinates: 42°50′55″N 140°43′20″E / 42.8486°N 140.7222°E / 42.8486; 140.7222

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