is located in the neighborhood of Namiki in Kitami

Kitami, Hokkaido

is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefectural capital is Abashiri.Kitami is in central Okhotsk Subprefecture. The Kitami Mountains are nearby....

 city in Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, and is located on the JR Sekihoku Main Line operated by JR Hokkaidō.

Station structure

The station is elevated. The station is unstaffed, and consists of a single railway line and a single side platform. The station is mainly used by students commuting to a local senior high school.

Station environs

Because the town is becoming a residential area of Kitami, there are many shops and other businesses. Kitami Institute of Technology

Kitami Institute of Technology

is a national university in Kitami, Hokkaidō, Japan. Founded as the Kitami Junior College of Technology on 1 April 1960, it was chartered as a university on 1 April 1966. In 2004, it became part of the National University Corporation....

, Kitami-Hakuyō Senior High School, Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing

Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing

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and National Highway 39 are all nearby.

History

• December 1, 1957: Temporary platform opened.
• April 1, 1987: Station status upgraded.
• October 1, 1992: Overhead station building constructed.

Adjacent stations