Hoshimi Station
ほしみ駅 | |||||
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The north entrance in May 2017
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 43°08′02″N 141°11′30″E / 43.1339°N 141.1916°E / 43.1339; 141.1916 | ||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hakodate Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 271.0 km from Hakodate | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | S10 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 16 March 1995 | ||||
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Hoshimi Station (ほしみ駅, Hoshimi-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main LineinTeine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Hoshimi Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line, and is numbered "S10".[1]
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates).[2] The station is unattended.
| 1 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Otaru |
| 2 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Sapporo, Iwamizawa, and New Chitose Airport |
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| Hakodate Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station[3] | ||||
| Zenibako (S11) | Local | Hoshioki (S09) | ||
The station opened on 16 March 1995. Hoshi in Japanese means 'star' and mi is 'looking' in English, so Hoshimi means 'Looking at stars'. It was named after the Hoshimi Bridge, which cross the Hoshioki River.
The station is situated near the municipality border between Sapporo and Otaru. The small port town Zenibako sits on the Otaru side and there are some factories on the border. To the south of the station, National Route 5 runs connecting Sapporo, Zenibako, and Otaru.
National Route 5 (toHakodate)
National Route 337 (toOtaru)
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Stations of the Hakodate Main Line
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| ■ Hakodate to Oshamambe |
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| ■ Oshamambe to Sapporo |
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| ■ Sapporo to Asahikawa |
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| Branch Line |
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