Hiroto Station

Hiroto Station (広戸駅) is a railway station located in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Hiroto Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 70.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout
Hiroto Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended, and is managed from Goshogawara Station. There is a small weather shelter on the platform but no station building.

History
Hiroto Station was opened on December 25, 1954 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Surroundings

 * Sea of Japan, the station is located on the shoreline with a high fence adjacent to the tracks to block waves in stormy weather.
 * Sea of Japan, the station is located on the shoreline with a high fence adjacent to the tracks to block waves in stormy weather.