is a

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located in the town of Pippu,

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. It is operated by

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Lines

The station is served by the

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from to and is located 17.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station above-ground station with two opposing

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

connected by a footbridge. The current station building was rebuilt by Pippu Town in 2016 and is a single-story wooden structure. Inside the station building, in addition to a waiting room, there is a coffee shop and a souvenir shop. The signboard in front of the station building and the signboard on the platform side are the same as those that were displayed in the old station building. The station is unattended. Pippu-STA Inside.jpg, Waiting room Pippu-STA Home1.jpg, No.1 Platform Pippu-STA Home2.jpg, No.2 Platform Pippu-STA Overpass-outside.jpg, Footbridge JR Soya-Main-Line Pippu Station-name signboard.jpg, Signboard in 2017

History

The station was opened on 25 November 1898 with the extension of the Hokkaido Government Railway Teshio Line. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Passenger statistics

During fiscal 2019, the station was used on average by 101 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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*Pippu Town Hall

References

External links

- JR Pippu Station (Japanese)
{{Sōya Main Line Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Pippu, Hokkaido