Abashiri Station

Abashiri (網走駅, abashiri-eki^?) is a station of the Hokkaidō Passenger Railway (JR Hokkaidō), located in Abashiri in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the central railway station in the city. The limited express train “Okhotsk” and express train “Shiretoko” terminate at this station. Formerly, the Yūmō Line diverged from here, but the line was closed on March 19, 1987. Abashiri Station is first in an alphabetical list of Japanese railway stations (Zushi Station is last).

Contents 1 Railway lines using the station 2 Station structure 3 Bus 3.1 Bus stops 4 History 5 Adjacent stations 6 External links

Railway lines using the station

• JR Hokkaidō
  • Sekihoku Main Line
  • Senmō Main Line

Station structure

• Two sections with three lines in simple island platforms.
• The station has many facilities for business travellers. There is a Green Window (business hours: 5:30 am to 11 pm), automatic ticket machines, a travel centre (business hours: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, days and public holidays)
• In order that the station be located on the edge of a river, a large flight of stairs was built at the station entrance.

Bus

• Abashiri Bus, Abashiri Kōtsū Bus, Akan Bus, Shari Bus and joint operating companies all operate to the station.
• The tourist information centre in Abashiri Station handles tickets for tour buses, etc.
• The bus stop for services to Higashi Mokoto (Abashiri Kōtsū Bus) does not have a number.

Bus stops

No. 1 Stop	Kōyō Apartments, Shiretoko (Utoro Onsen), Aurora Terminal, Tour buses
No. 2 Stop	Nakayūbetsu, Saroma, Tokoro, Bihoro, Memanbetsu Airport, Ōmagari, Tentozan, Akanko
No. 3 Stop	Shari, Koshimizu, Tsukushi Apartments, Tokyo Agriculture University, Abashiri Bus Terminal
No. 4 Stop	Hospital loop, Memanbetsu Airport Abashiri Bus Terminal-Aurora Bus Terminal
	Higashi Mokoto

Hokkaidō Chūō Bus, JR Hokkaidō Bus and Abashiri Bus operate services from Abashiri Bus Terminal to Sapporo via Kushiro.

History

• 1912 October 5: National Railroad Authority established Abashiri Station.
• 1927 September 15: Railroad Ministry opened the Senmō Line (which later became the Senmō Main Line).
• 1932 December 1: When the station moved into the present location, the original station was renamed the Seaside Abashiri Station (the freight depot).
• 1935 October 10: Yūmō Main Line (later the Yūmō Line) opened.
• 1984 February 1: (freight) Abolished the continuation of freight to Abashiri
• 1987 March 20: Yūmō Line closed.
• 1987: JR Hokkaidō received control of Abashiri Station following privatisation of Japan National Railways

Adjacent stations

v • d • e Stations of the JR Sekihoku Line (Asahikawa - Asahikawa-Yojō -) Shin-Asahikawa - Minami-Nagayama - Higashi-Asahikawa - Kita-Hinode - Sakuraoka - Tōma - Shōgunzan - Ikaushi - Aibetsu - Naka-Aibetsu - Aizan - Antaroma - Tōun - Kamikawa - (Nakakoshi) - (Kamikoshi) - (Oku-Shirataki) - Kami-Shirataki - Shirataki - Kyū-Shirataki - Shimo-Shirataki - Maruseppu - Setose - Engaru - Yasukuni - Ikuno - Ikutahara - (Jōmon) - Nishi-Rubeshibe - Rubeshibe - Ainonai - Higashi-Ainonai - Nishi-Kitami - Kitami - Hakuyō - Itoshino - Tanno - Hiushinai - Bihoro - Nishi-Memambetsu - Memambetsu - Yobito - Abashiri

v • d • e Stations of the JR Senmō Line (Kushiro - ) Higashikushiro - Tōya Station - Kushiroshitsugen - Hosōka - Tōro - Kayanuma - Gojikkoku - Shibecha - Isobunnai - Minamiteshikaga - Mashū - Biruwa - Kawayuonsen - Midori - Sattsuru - Kiyosatochō - Minamishari - Nakashari - Shiretokoshari - Yamubetsu - Hamakoshimizu - Genseikaen - Kitahama - Mokoto - Masuura - Katsuradai - Abashiri

External links

• Abashiri Bus (Japanese)
• Hokkaido Chuo Bus (Japanese)
• JR Hokkaidō (English) (Japanese)
• JR Hokkaido Bus (Japanese)

Coordinates: 44°01′11.67″N, 144°15′14.01″E