Tōya Station (Tōyako)

Tōya Station 洞爺駅
The station entrance, September 2013
Location	Tōyako, Abuta, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Muroran Main Line
History
Opened	1928
Previous names	Abuta (until 1962)

Tōya Station (洞爺駅, Tōya-eki) is a railway station on the Muroran Main Line in Tōyako, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is numbered "H41".

Lines

The platforms, September 2013

Tōya Station is served by the Muroran Main Line.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Muroran Main Line
Toyoura		-	Usu

History

The station opened on 10 September 1928, initially named Abuta Station (虻田駅).^[1] It was renamed Tōya Station on 1 November 1962.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

Surrounding area

References

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1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 849–850. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

Stations of the Muroran Main Line

■ Oshamambe to Tomakomai	Oshamambe Shizukari Koboro Rebun Ōkishi Toyoura Tōya Usu Nagawa Date-Mombetsu Kita-Funaoka Mareppu Kogane Sakimori Moto-Wanishi Higashi-Muroran Washibetsu Horobetsu Tomiura Noboribetsu Kojōhama Takeura Kita-Yoshihara Hagino Shiraoi Shadai Nishikioka Itoi Aoba Tomakomai

■ Tomakomai to Iwamizawa	Tomakomai Numanohata Toasa Hayakita Abira Oiwake Mikawa Furusan Yuni Kuriyama Kurioka Kurisawa Shibun Iwamizawa

■ Higashi-Muroran to Muroran	Higashi-Muroran Wanishi Misaki Bokoi Muroran

Coordinates: 42°33′2.6676″N 140°45′49.4460″E / 42.550741000°N 140.763735000°E / 42.550741000; 140.763735000

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