Pippu Station

W34
Pippu Station

比布駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
regional rail
Pippu Station
General information
Location2-chōme-6 Nishimachi, Pippu, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 078-0342
Japan
Coordinates43°52′30″N 142°28′17″E / 43.8749°N 142.4715°E / 43.8749; 142.4715
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sōya Main Line
Distance17.1 km (10.6 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Train operatorsThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station codeW34
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 November 1898 (1898-11-25)
Passengers
FY2019101
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Ranru
towards Wakkanai
 Sōya Main Line
Local
 Kita-Nagayama
towards Asahikawa
Wassamu
towards Wakkanai
 Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Nayoro 1, 3, 6, 7, 8
 Nagayama
towards Asahikawa
Ranru
towards Wakkanai
 Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Nayoro 2, 5
Shiokari
towards Wakkanai
 Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Nayoro 4
Location
Pippu Station is located in Hokkaido
Pippu Station
Pippu Station
Location within Hokkaido
Pippu Station is located in Japan
Pippu Station
Pippu Station
Pippu Station (Japan)

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.

  • Waiting room
    Waiting room
  • No.1 Platform
    No.1 Platform
  • No.2 Platform
    No.2 Platform
  • Footbridge
    Footbridge
  • Signboard in 2017
    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

See also

Reference

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "比布" [Pippu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "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.

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