Hiroto Station

Hiroto Station (広戸駅, Hiroto-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hiroto Station 広戸駅
Hiroto Station in September 2008
General information
Location	Hiroto, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori 038-2321 Japan
Coordinates	40°40′27.29″N 139°57′20.12″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	70.8 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	December 25, 1954
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Fukaura towards Higashi-Noshiro Gonō Line Local Oirase towards Hirosaki
Location
Hiroto Station Location within Japan

Lines

Hiroto Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 70.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

Hiroto Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Goshogawara Station. There is a small weather shelter on the platform but no station building.

History

Hiroto Station was opened on December 25, 1954 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surroundings

• National Route 101
• Sea of Japan, the station is located on the shoreline with a high fence adjacent to the tracks to block waves in stormy weather.

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
• 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)