Onbetsu Station

K45
Ombetsu Station

音別駅
Station building in September 2018
General information
Location1 Chome Onbetsucho Motomachi, Kushiro, Hokkaido 088-0115
Japan
Coordinates42°53′20.59″N 143°55′54.36″E / 42.8890528°N 143.9317667°E / 42.8890528; 143.9317667
Systemregional rail
Operated by JR Hokkaido
JR Freight
Line     Nemuro Main Line
Distance128.8km from Shintoku
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station codeK45
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 March 1903 (1903-03-01)
Passengers
FY201939 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station
Atsunai
towards Takikawa
Nemuro Main Line
Local
Shiranuka
towards Nemuro
Location
Ombetsu Station
Location within Hokkaido
Ombetsu Station
Ombetsu Station (Japan)

Ombetsu Station (音別駅, Ombetsu-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2] The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 128.8 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku .[3]

Layout

Ombetsu Station has two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. All trains normally use Platform 1, the main track, adjacent to the station building. Platform 2, serving the secondary track, is used only when trains need to pass.[2] The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Nemuro Main Line for Kushiro
for Obihiro
2  Nemuro Main Line (used only when there are passing trains)

History

The station opened on 1 March 1903 as a station on the Hokkaidō Kansetsu Tetsudō. It was transferred to the Ministry of Railways on 1 April 1905. The station was severely damaged in an airstrike on 14 July 1945. Freight operations were containerized in 1984. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido and the Japan Freight Railway Company. [3]Onbetsu station became unstaffed in 2021.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 39 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

  • Hokkaido Prefectural Route 241 Main Onbetsu Station Line
  • Japan National Route 38
  • Kushiro City Hall Onbetsu Town Administrative Center (formerly Onbetsu Town Hall)
  • Onbetsu Post Office
  • Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory Kushiro Plant

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ a b "音別駅" [Ombetsu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 880. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
  4. ^ "音別駅「駅員さん、ありがとう」13日から無人化". Hokkaido Shimbun Online. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "第10編 運輸・通信・電気・ガス・水道" (PDF). 釧路市. 2020. p. 115. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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