Washibetsu Station
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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 H31.
The station was opened by Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company
on December 1, 1901.
Washibetsu Locomotive Depot of Japan Freight Railway Company
(JR Freight) is located nearby.
Muroran Main Line
The is a railway line in Hokkaidō operated by Hokkaido Railway Company , between Oshamambe Station in Oshamambe and Iwamizawa Station in Iwamizawa, running through the coast of Iburi Subprefecture...
of Hokkaido Railway Company
Hokkaido Railway Company
The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group , and thus often known as . It operates intercity rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, from autumn 2008....
(JR Hokkaido) located in Noboribetsu, Hokkaidō
Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
is a city in Iburi subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. Part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park, it is southwest of Sapporo, west of Tomakomai and northeast of Hakodate. The name, Noboribetsu, derives from an Ainu word, nupur-pet, which means dark-coloured river....
, 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...
. The station is assigned the station number H31.
The station was opened by Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company
Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company
was a company engaged in coal mining, railway operation and shipping in Hokkaidō, Japan.The company was established in 1889 when the state-owned and Horonai Railway were sold to the company...
on December 1, 1901.
Washibetsu Locomotive Depot of Japan Freight Railway Company
Japan Freight Railway Company
, or , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It provides transportation of cargo nationwide. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station....
(JR Freight) is located nearby.