Hiushinai Station (緋牛内駅, Hiushinai-eki) is a railway station located in Hiushinai in the Tanno-chō district of Kitami-shi city in Hokkaidō, Japan and is served by trains running on the Sekihoku Main Line, operated by JR Hokkaido.[1] The station is located in one of the "coldest and remotest areas in Japan."[2]

Hiushinai Station

緋牛内駅
Station building
General information
LocationHiushinai, Tanno-machi, Kitami, Hokkaido
(北海道北見市端野町緋牛内)
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station codeA64
History
Opened1912
Platform

Station structure

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Hiushinai is an unmanned station with two side platforms alongside two railway tracks. It has a toilet and a waiting room.[1]

Station environs

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  • Hiushinai elementary school
  • Hokkaidō highway 556
  • National highway 39

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station
Tanno   Local   Bihoro

History

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  • October 5, 1911: Station opened
  • January 10, 1983: Station became unmanned on completion of CTC system

Future plans

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In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hiushinai Station unmanned Station information (in Japanese)". 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Japanese Railway Scenery 30" (PDF). Japan Railway 7 Transport Review. 37. 2004. ISSN 1342-7512. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.


43°52′51″N 144°00′00″E / 43.8808°N 144.0000°E / 43.8808; 144.0000