is a railway station located in the village of Otoineppu, Nakagawa District (Teshio), Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.
Lines The station is served by the Soya Main Line from to and is located 129.3 km from the starting point of the line at .
Layout Otoineppu Station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one island platform. Platform 1 has a short effective length and is only used by local trains. A footbridge is used to move between platforms. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. There are no ticket vending machines, and local tickets and admission tickets must be purchased at the Midori no Madoguchi. After the Tenpoku Line was abolished, the wooden station building was remodeled into the current station building using the budget of Otoineppu Village. Next to the station building is the office of the Nayoro Track Maintenance Office Otoineppu Track Maintenance Management Office. The station building also serves as a bus waiting room. There is also a "Tenpoku Line Reference Room" where materials related to the Tenpoku Line are exhibited.
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History Otoineppu Station opened on 5 November 1912. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
Passenger statistics In FY2023, the station was used on average by 20 passengers daily.Data published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism state the number of passengers boarding and disembarking by station in a given year. FY2023 covers the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Data published by individual railways directly may state the number boarding only.
Surrounding area Japan National Route 40 Otoineppu Village Office
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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