Biei Station (美瑛駅, Biei-eki) is a railway station on the Furano Line in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Biei Station 美瑛駅 | |||||||||||
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| JR Hokkaido commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 The station building in July 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Motomachi, Biei-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-0208 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°35′28″N 142°27′42″E / 43.59111°N 142.46167°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Furano Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | F37 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 1, 1899 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Biei Station is served by the Furano Line.
History
The station opened on September 1, 1899.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biei Station.
- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)