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 | |||||||||||
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Hiroto Station in September 2008 | |||||||||||
Location | Hiroto, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori 038-2321 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°40′27.29″N 139°57′20.12″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Gonō Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 70.8 km from Higashi-Noshiro | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||||||||
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Opened | December 25, 1954 | ||||||||||
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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
- National Route 101
- Sea of Japan, the station is located on the shoreline with a high fence adjacent to the tracks to block waves in stormy weather.
See also
References
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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