Beppo Station

Beppo Station 別保駅
The station in September 2018
General information
Location	Beppo 4-chome, Kushiro, Kushiro District, Hokkaido 088-0604 Japan
Coordinates	42°59′39.81″N 144°28′10.6″E / 42.9943917°N 144.469611°E / 42.9943917; 144.469611
System	regional rail
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line	Nemuro Main Line
Distance	180.7 km from Shintoku
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unattended
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1917 (1917-12-01)
Previous names	Kamibepppo (to 1952)
Passengers
FY2022	3 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Musa towards Takikawa Nemuro Main Line Local Kami-Oboro towards Nemuro
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Beppo Station (別保駅, Beppo-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.^[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hanasaku Line portion of the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 180.7 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku .^[3]

Layout

Beppo Station has a single side platform with a wooden station building.^[2] The station is unattended.

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  Waiting Room
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  Platform

History

The station opened on 1 December 1917 as Kamibeppo Station (上別保駅) with the extension of the Ministry of Railways Kushiro Main Line (now Nemuro Main Line) between Kushiro Station and Hama-Akkeshi Station. The current station building was completed in 1933. A 1.56 kilometer private freight spur line extended from this station to the Pacific Coal Beppo Coal Mine in November 1937. The station was renamed to its present name in 1952. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. ^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 3.4 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Kushiro Town Hall is located near the station, across Japan National Route 44. The area in front of the station is relatively spacious, with ample parking space for multiple cars. There is also a park to the west of the station.

• Kushiro Police Station Beppo Substation
• Beppo Post Office
• Beppo Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
2. "厚岸駅" [Beppo Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. "駅別乗車人員 特定日調査（平日）に基づく" (PDF). 北海道旅客鉄道. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

External links

Media related to Beppo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)