Minami-Wakkanai Station

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).

Minami-Wakkanai Station

南稚内駅
Minami-Wakkanai Station in October 2006
Location1-8 Daikoku, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido 097-0005
Japan
Coordinates
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Sōya Main Line
Distance256.7 km from Asahikawa
Other information
Station codeW79
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 June 1924
Previous namesWakkanai (until 1939)
Location
Minami-Wakkanai Station
Location within Hokkaido
Minami-Wakkanai Station
Minami-Wakkanai Station (Japan)

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 »
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

  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 903. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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