Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
Encyclopedia
is a railway station
on the Hakodate Main Line
of Hokkaido Railway Company
located in Mori
, Hokkaidō
, Japan
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According to the timetable of March 2009, the station was served by four northbound and four southbound trains per day. Many other trains, including two northbound and one southbound local trains per day, pass through the station.
office instead of by Tokyo Headquareters). On April 1, 1987, when JNR in Hokkaidō became JR Hokkaido, the temporary station was promoted to a full station as Higashiyama Station.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the Hakodate Main Line
Hakodate Main Line
is a railway line between the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company ....
of Hokkaido Railway Company
Hokkaido Railway Company
The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group , and thus often known as . It operates intercity rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, from autumn 2008....
located in Mori
Mori, Hokkaido
is a town located in Kayabe District, Oshima, Hokkaidō, Japan. The total area of the town is .-Demographics:On March 31, 2009 the town had a population of 18,433 and a population density of 50.1 persons per km²....
, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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According to the timetable of March 2009, the station was served by four northbound and four southbound trains per day. Many other trains, including two northbound and one southbound local trains per day, pass through the station.
History
The station began operation as on February 26, 1943. On August 1, 1949 it started passenger service as (a temporary station was a stop set by local JNRJapanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
office instead of by Tokyo Headquareters). On April 1, 1987, when JNR in Hokkaidō became JR Hokkaido, the temporary station was promoted to a full station as Higashiyama Station.