Akabira Station

Akabira Station 赤平駅
Station building in 2018
General information
Location	Izumachi, Akabira, Hokkaidō  Japan
Coordinates	43°33′18.57″N 142°2′55.2″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Nemuro Main Line
Platforms	1 side, 1 Island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	No
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	T23
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 November 1913 (1913-11-10)
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Higashi-Takikawa towards Takikawa Nemuro Main Line Local Moshiri towards Nemuro

Akabira Station (赤平駅, Akabira-eki) is a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line of JR Hokkaido located in Akabira, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station opened on 10 November 1913.

Lines

• Hokkaido Railway Company
  • Nemuro Main Line Station T23

History

Akabira Station opened on 10 November 1913.[1]

With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).[1]

The Midori no Madoguchi ticketing office at this station closed on 25 March 2016.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 78 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

References

1. Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 873. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
2. "赤平駅・芦別駅の窓口営業変更について" [Regarding changes in operations at Akabira Station and Ashibetsu Station] (PDF). JR Hokkaido (in Japanese). 19 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
3. "駅別乗車人員 特定日調査(平日)に基づく" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.