Kawabata Station

Kawabata Station 川端駅
The station building in July 2004
Location	Yuni, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sekishō Line
Distance	27.0 km from Minami-Chitose
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	K17
History
Opened	1 August 1893 (1893-08-01)
Location
Kawabata Station Location within Japan

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. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sekisho Line
Oiwake (K15)		-	Takinoue (K18)

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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1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 838. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
↑ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

Stations of the Sekishō Line

Minami-Chitose to Shintoku	Minami-Chitose Oiwake ~~Higashi-Oiwake~~ Kawabata Takinoue ~~Tomisato~~ Shin-Yūbari Shimukappu Tomamu Shintoku

Shin-Yūbari to Yūbari	Shin-Yūbari Numanosawa Minami-Shimizusawa Shimizusawa Shikanotani Yūbari

Coordinates: 42°54′54″N 141°53′41″E / 42.9150°N 141.8948°E / 42.9150; 141.8948

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