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Wakkanai Station

Coordinates: 45°25′1.3″N 141°40′37.2″E / 45.417028°N 141.677000°E / 45.417028; 141.677000
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W80
Wakkanai Station

稚内駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
regional rail
Wakkanai Station, November 2021
General information
Location3–6-1 Chuo, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaidō 097-0022
Japan
Coordinates45°25′1.3″N 141°40′37.2″E / 45.417028°N 141.677000°E / 45.417028; 141.677000
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sōya Main Line
Distance259.4 km (161.2 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeW80
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 December 1928 (1928-12-26)
Rebuilt2011
Previous namesWakkanai Minato (until 1939)
Passengers
202248 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Terminus Sōya Main Line
Local
Minami-Wakkanai
W79
towards Asahikawa
Sōya Main Line
Sōya / Sarubetsu
Location
Wakkanai Station is located in Hokkaido
Wakkanai Station
Wakkanai Station
Location within Hokkaido
Wakkanai Station is located in Japan
Wakkanai Station
Wakkanai Station
Wakkanai Station (Japan)
Map

Wakkanai Station (稚内駅, Wakkanai-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2] It is the northernmost railway station in Japan. The station is numbered "W80".

Lines

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Wakkanai Station is the northern terminus of the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa.[3]

Layout

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Wakkanai Station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. Previously, it had one island platform and two tracks, but on 30 January 2010, the second track was abolished, and the tracks, switches, departure signals, and in-house signals were removed, and the train stops and rails that were previously used were donated by JR Hokkaido to Wakkanai City, to create a monument in the station square. The passage from the ticket gate to the platform is a slope, making the station barrier-free. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station building was renewed in 2011.

Platforms

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1  Sōya Main Line for Asahikawa and Sapporo

History

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The station opened on 26 December 1926, initially named Wakkanai Minato Station (稚内港駅, lit. "Wakkanai Port Station") on the Teshio Line. On April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. [3] It was renamed Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the original Wakkanai Station was renamed Minami-Wakkanai Station.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station then became under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
  2. ^ "稚内駅" [Wakkanai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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. pp. 903–904. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ 令和5年度 稚内市統計書・第10章 交通) [Reiwa 5 Wakkanai City Statistics Book Chapter 10 Transportation] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakkanai City. 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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