Nishi-Obihiro Station
Nishi-Obihiro Station (西帯広駅, Nishi-Obihiro-eki) is a railway station in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan.
Lines
- Hokkaido Railway Company
- Nemuro Main Line Station K29
History
Nishi-Obihiro Station opened on 8 September 1907 as Fushiko Station (止若駅). It was renamed to its current name, Nishi-Obihiro Station, in November 1954.
With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
References
- ^ Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 877. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ 北海道駅名の起源 (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1973. p. 124.