Itoshino Station

Itoshino Station 愛し野駅
Itoshino Station
Location	Tanno-machi, Kitami, Hokkaido （北海道北見市端野町） Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station code	A62
History
Opened	1986

Itoshino Station (愛し野駅, Itoshino-eki) is a railway station located in the third ward of Tanno, a suburb of Kitami city in Hokkaidō, Japan, and services the Sekihoku Main Line operated by JR Hokkaidō.

Station structure

The station is above ground, and consists of a single platform alongside the railway track. Trains operate in both directions along the line. The waiting room is constructed in the style of a small log cabin. The station itself is mostly used by students attending the nearby senior high school.

Station environs

As suburbanisation advances, residential area, agricultural land and shops and businesses exist in balance. In front of the station is a site for construction materials, and a large quantity of prefabricated buildings will be constructed.

History

November 1, 1986: The station opened as a temporary platform.
April 1, 1987: Since the privatisation of the national rail network, the station status was upgraded and ownership was transferred to JR Hokkaidō.

Stations of the JR Sekihoku Main Line

Coordinates: 43°50′27″N 143°55′56″E / 43.8408°N 143.9322°E / 43.8408; 143.9322

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