Minami-Wakkanai Station
Minami-Wakkanai Station 南稚内駅 | |||||
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Minami-Wakkanai Station in October 2006 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 1-8 Daikoku, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido 097-0005![]() | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Sōya Main Line | ||||
Distance | 256.7 km from Asahikawa | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
Station code | W79 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 25 June 1924; 99 years ago (1924-06-25) | ||||
Previous names | Wakkanai (until 1939) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019 | 64 daily | ||||
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Minami-Wakkanai Station (南稚内駅, Minami-Wakkanai-eki) is a railway station on the Sōya Main Line in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Lines
Minami-Wakkanai Station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai, and lies 256.7 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W79".
Layout
Double track loop, two side platforms, single siding.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Sōya Main Line | ||||
Toyotomi | Limited Express Sōya | Wakkanai | ||
Toyotomi | Limited Express Sarobetsu | Wakkanai | ||
Bakkai | Local | Wakkanai |
History
The station opened on 25 June 1924, initially named Wakkanai Station (稚内駅).[1] It was renamed Minami-Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the former Wakkanai Minato Station (稚内港駅, lit. "Wakkanai Port Station") was renamed Wakkanai Station.[1]
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 903. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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- Asahikawa
- Asahikawa-Yojō
- Shin-Asahikawa
- Kita-Asahikawa Freight Terminal
Nishi-Nagayama- Nagayama
- Kita-Nagayama
Minami-Pippu- Pippu
Kita-Pippu- Ranru
- Shiokari
- Wassamu
Higashi-Rokusen- Kembuchi
Kita-Kembuchi- Shibetsu
Shimo-Shibetsu- Tayoro
- Mizuho
- Fūren
- Nayorokōkō
- Nayoro
- Nisshin
ChitōHokusei- Chiebun
- Chihoku
Minami-Bifuka- Bifuka
HatsunoMomponaiOnnenaiToyoshimizu- Teshiogawa-Onsen
- Sakkuru
- Otoineppu
- Osashima
Kamiji- Saku
Kotohira- Teshio-Nakagawa
Shimo-NakagawaUtanai- Toikanbetsu
- Nukanan
Kami-Onoppunai- Onoppunai
Yasuushi- Minami-Horonobe
Kami-Horonobe- Horonobe
Minami-Shimonuma- Shimonuma
- Toyotomi
TokumitsuAshikawa- Kabutonuma
- Yūchi
- Bakkai
- Minami-Wakkanai
- Wakkanai
Station Name: Closed stations