Biruwa Station

B65
Biruwa Station

美留和駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
Station building from Platform side, September 2021
General information
LocationBiruwa, Teshikaga, Kawakami District, Hokkaido 088-3331
Japan
Coordinates43°33′19″N 144°26′15.47″E / 43.55528°N 144.4376306°E / 43.55528; 144.4376306
Systemregional rail
Operator JR Hokkaido
Line     Senmō Main Line
Distance79.2 km from Higashi-Kushiro
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station codeB65
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 April 1930; 96 years ago (1930-04-20)
Passengers
FY20222 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Kawayu-Onsen
towards Abashiri
 Senmō Main Line
Local
 Mashū
towards Kushiro
Location
Biruwa Station is located in Hokkaido
Biruwa Station
Biruwa Station
Location within Hokkaido
Biruwa Station is located in Japan
Biruwa Station
Biruwa Station
Location within Japan

Biruwa Station (美留和駅, Biruwa-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Teshikaga, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.

Lines

The station is served by the Senmō Main Line, and lies 79.2 km from the starting point of the line at Higashi-Kushiro .

Layout

Biruwa Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. It formerly had a secondary main line, and a freight platform. The current station building is a re-purposed caboose. It is an unmanned station managed by Mashu Station.

History

The station opened on 20 April 1930 on the Japanese Government Railways Senmō Main Line. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Future plans

In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
  2. ↑ "美留和駅" [Biruwa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ↑ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "駅別乗車人員 特定日調査（平日）に基づく" (PDF). 北海道旅客鉄道. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

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