Tōya Station (Tōyako)
H41 Tōya Station 洞爺駅 | |||||||||||
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 The station entrance, September 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tōyako, Abuta, Hokkaido Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Muroran Main Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | H41 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1928 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Abuta (until 1962) | ||||||||||
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Tōya Station (洞爺駅, Tōya-eki) is a railway station on the Muroran Main Line in Tōyako, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is numbered "H41".
Lines
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Tōya Station is served by the Muroran Main Line.
History
[edit]The station opened on 10 September 1928, initially named Abuta Station (虻田駅).[1] It was renamed Tōya Station on 1 November 1962.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- National Route 37
- National Route 230
- Lake Tōya
- Mount Usu
- Hokkaido Abuta High School
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tōya Station (Tōyako).
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 849–850. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
42°33′2.6676″N 140°45′49.4460″E / 42.550741000°N 140.763735000°E