is a

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located in the town of

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. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.

Lines

The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 215.9 km from the starting point of the line at . '' Sōya'' and '' Sarobetsu'' limited express services stop at this station.

Layout

Toyotomi Station is a ground-level station with two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s connected by a footbridge. The station building is staffed. In the past, the Nisso Coal Mine Tenshio Mining Works private railway branched off here until its closure in 1972.

Platforms

Toyotomi-STA Inside.jpg, inside station building Toyotomi-STA Home1.jpg, Platform 1 Toyotomi-STA Home2.jpg, Platform 2 JR Soya-Main-Line Toyotomi Station-name signboard.jpg, signage JNR O E 61.JPG, JNR 60 series passenger car on display in front of the station

History

The station was opened on 25 September 1926 with the opening of the

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

(JGR) Teshio Line. On April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. With the privatization of

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(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station. The station opened on 25 September 1926.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 28 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* *Toyotomi Town Office *Hokkaido Toyotomi High School

References

External links

JR Hokkaido
Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 {{Hokkaido-rail-station-stub