Onbetsu Station
Station building in September 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1 Chome Onbetsucho Motomachi, Kushiro, Hokkaido 088-0115 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°53′20.59″N 143°55′54.36″E / 42.8890528°N 143.9317667°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido JR Freight | ||||||||||
| Line | Nemuro Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 128.8km from Shintoku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unattended | ||||||||||
| Station code | K45 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 March 1903 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 39 daily | ||||||||||
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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) |
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Waiting room
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Platform with level crossing
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Freight train at Onbetsu Station
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "音別駅" [Ombetsu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "第10編 運輸・通信・電気・ガス・水道" (PDF). 釧路市. 2020. p. 115. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Ombetsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)