History
Mokoto Station opened on 15 November 1924 as a state-owned full-service station in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, on what is today the Senmō Main Line. From 1935 to 1961 it interchanged with a colonisation tramway running inland to Higashi-Mokoto. Freight handling ended on 10 September 1982 and parcel handling on 1 February 1984; the passing loop was removed and station staff withdrawn on 1 November 1986, after which the stop was handled under simplified outsourcing. JR Hokkaido inherited the station at the 1 April 1987 privatisation, and full unstaffing followed on 1 April 1992. The original wooden depot, lightly remodelled, remains in service.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
The wooden station building still in daily use dates from the 1924 opening, despite only light remodelling in the century since.