Hiroto Station

Hiroto Station (広戸駅, Hiroto-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hiroto Station

広戸駅
Hiroto Station in September 2008
General information
LocationHiroto, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori 038-2321
Japan
Coordinates40°40′27.29″N 139°57′20.12″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line
Distance70.8 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1954
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Fukaura Gonō Line
Local
Oirase
towards Hirosaki
Location
Hiroto Station is located in Japan
Hiroto Station
Hiroto Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Hiroto Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 70.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Hiroto Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Goshogawara Station. There is a small weather shelter on the platform but no station building.

History

Hiroto Station was opened on December 25, 1954 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surroundings

See also

References

  • Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
  • 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.


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