Kawabata Station

Railway station in Yuni, Hokkaido, Japan

Preceding station		Following station
Oiwake towards Minami-Chitose	Sekishō Line	Shin-Yūbari towards Shintoku
Ōzora does not stop here
Tokachi does not stop here

Location
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Kawabata Station (川端駅, Kawabata-eki) is a railway station on the Sekisho Line in Yuni, Yūfutsu District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Kawabata Station is served by the Sekisho Line, and is situated 27.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Chitose Station.^[1] The station is numbered "K17".^[2]

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge, serving three tracks. Kitaca is not available.^{[clarification needed]} The station is unattended.

History

The station opened on 1 August 1893.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

References

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^ ^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. p. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.