is a railway station located in the town of Toyotomi,

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. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.

Lines

The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 230.9 km from the starting point of the line at .Only local trains serve the station.

Layout

Kabutonuma Station is a ground-level station with two side platforms and two tracks. The station building is located on the north side of platform 1, and the platforms are connected by a level crossing. In addition, as of March 1993, there was a freight siding that branched off from platform 1 toward Asahikawa and led to the freight platform in a cutout on the west side of the station building. The station building is unattended.

Platforms

JR Soya-Main-Line Kabutonuma Station Platform.jpg, Platform JR Soya-Main-Line Kabutonuma Station-name signboard.jpg, station signage JR Soya-Main-Line Kabutonuma Station Premises railroad crossing.jpg, Level crossing

History

The station was opened on 25 June 1924 with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio Kita Line between Wakkanai Station (now Minami-Wakkanai Station) and Kabutonuma Station. On September 25, 1926 the Teshio Minami Line and Teshio Kita Line were merged and the line name was changed to Teshio Line, and on April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station.

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 2.2 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Toyotomi Town Office Kabutonuma Branch *Toyotomi Town Kabutonuma Elementary and Junior High School *Kabutonuma Park

References

External links

JR Hokkaido
Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 {{Hokkaido-rail-station-stub