Hoshimi Station

Hoshimi Station
ほしみ駅

The platforms at Hoshimi Station in June 2006
Location Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Hakodate Main Line
Distance 271.0 km from Hakodate
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code S10
History
Opened 1995
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 1,103 daily
Location
Hoshimi Station
Location within Japan

Hoshimi Station (ほしみ駅 Hoshimi-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). In 2005, the station had 774 riding passengers per day. The station is numbered "S10".[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates).[2] The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Hakodate Main Line for Otaru
2  Hakodate Main Line for Sapporo, Iwamizawa, and New Chitose Airport

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station[3]
Zenibako (S11) Local Hoshioki (S09)

History

The area surrounding the station was farmland until the last half of the 20th century. It had been vacant lands where roads and railways had passed through. The expansion of Sapporo city inspired JR Hokkaido to plan urbanization here. The station opened in 1995. Hoshi in Japanese means 'star' and mi is 'looking' in English, so Hoshimi means 'Looking Stars'. It was named after the Hoshimi Bridge, which cross the Hoshioki River.

Surrounding area

The station is situated near the municipality border between Sapporo and Otaru. The small port town Zenibako sits on the Otaru side and there are some factories on the border. To the south of the station, National Route 5 runs connecting Sapporo, Zenibako and Otaru.

See also

References

  1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. "JR Hokkaido Railway Lines in Sapporo Area" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

Coordinates: 43°08′02″N 141°11′30″E / 43.1339°N 141.1916°E / 43.1339; 141.1916

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