Biruwa Station
Station building from Platform side, September 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Biruwa, Teshikaga, Kawakami District, Hokkaido 088-3331 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°33′19″N 144°26′15.47″E / 43.55528°N 144.4376306°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Senmō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 79.2 km from Higashi-Kushiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unattended | ||||||||||
| Station code | B65 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 April 1930 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 2 daily | ||||||||||
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Biruwa Station (美留和駅, Biruwa-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Teshikaga, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Senmō Main Line, and lies 79.2 km from the starting point of the line at Higashi-Kushiro .[3]
Layout
Biruwa Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It formerly had a secondary main line, and a freight platform. The current station building is a re-purposed caboose. It is an unmanned station managed by Mashu Station.
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Waiting room
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Platform
History
The station opened on 20 April 1930 on the Japanese Government Railways Senmō Main Line. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]
Future plans
In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 391
- Teshikaga Town Biruwa Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "美留和駅" [Biruwa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員 特定日調査（平日）に基づく" (PDF). 北海道旅客鉄道. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 924. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
Media related to Biruwa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)