Mori Station (Hokkaido)

Mori Station (森駅, Mori-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Mori, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Mori Station

森駅
Mori Station in August 2010
LocationHoncho, Mori-machi, Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido 049-2325
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)■ Hakodate Main Line
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeH62
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 June 1903 (1903-06-28)
Location
Mori Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Mori Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line. Limited express Super Hokuto services operating between Sapporo and Hakodate stop here.

Station layout

The station has one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks.

Platforms
1 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Oshamanbe and Sapporo
2 ■ Hakodate Main Line (Not normally used)
3 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Ōnuma-Kōen and Hakodate (via Komagatame)
for Shikabe and Hakodate (via Oshima-Sawara)
  • The platforms in June 2007

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Himekawa Local Ishiya
Hakodate Main Line (Sawara Branch)
Higashi-Mori Local Terminus

History

The station opened on 28 June 1903.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 807. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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