Oiwake Station (Hokkaido)

Oiwake Station (追分駅, Oiwake-eki) is a railway station in Abira, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered K15.[1]

Oiwake Station 追分駅
Oiwake Station building and forecourt in May 2013
Location	Abira, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Muroran Main Line ■ Sekishō Line
Distance	170.8 km from Oshamambe
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	K15
History
Opened	1 August 1892 (1892-08-01)
Location
Oiwake Station Location within Japan

Lines

Oiwake Station is served by the Muroran Main Line and Sekishō Line.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level platforms serving four tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.

Platforms

1	■ Sekishō Line	for Minami-Chitose and Sapporo for Yūbari and Obihiro
2	■ Muroran Main Line	for Tomakomai for Iwamizawa
	■ Sekishō Line	for Yūbari
3	■ Muroran Main Line	for Iwamizawa
	■ Sekishō Line	for Yūbari
4	■ Sekishō Line	(Terminating services)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Muroran Main Line
Abira		Local		Mikawa
Sekishō Line
Minami-Chitose (H14)		Local		Kawabata (K17)
Minami-Chitose		Limited Express Super Tokachi		Shin-Yubari
Minami-Chitose		Limited Express Ōzora		Shin-Yubari

History

The station opened on 1 November 1892.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 837. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.