Horobetsu Station

Horobetsu Station
幌別駅
Location
Prefecture Hokkaidō
(See other stations in Hokkaidō)
City Noboribetsu
History
Year opened 1892
Rail services
Station number(s) H30
Operator(s) JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Muroran Main Line

Horobetsu Station (幌別駅 Horobetsu-eki?) is a railway station on the Muroran Main Line of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) located in Noboribetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station is assigned the station number H30.[1]

The station was opened by Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company on August 1, 1892 when the line between Higashi-Muroran Station and Iwamizawa Station opened.[2]

Noboribetsu City Hall is located adjacent to Horobetsu Station.

References

  1. ^ JR Hokkaido press release September 12, 2007
  2. ^ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998) (in Japanese). Teishajō Hensen Daijiten - Kokutetsu JR Hen. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 851, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809.