Minami-Horonobe Station (南幌延駅, Minami-Horonobe-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
W70 Minami-Horonobe Station 南幌延駅  | |||||||||||
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 Minami-Horonobe Station platform in May 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Minami-horonobe, Horonobe-chō, Teshio-gun, Hokkaidō 098-3200 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°57′54.9″N 141°53′4.8″E / 44.965250°N 141.884667°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 191.6 km (119.1 mi) from Asahikawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | W70 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1959 | ||||||||||
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| 2022 | >1 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMinami-Horonobe Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 191.6 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[3] The station is numbered "W70".
Station layout
editThe station has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The platform is located on the west side of the track (on the left hand side when heading towards Wakkanai. The station is unstaffed.
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History
editThe station opened on 1 November 1959.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]
In September 2016, JR Hokkaido announced that it intended to close the station along with two other unstaffed stations on the line (Shimonuma and Nukanan) in March 2017, due to low passenger usage.[4]However, this move was strongly opposed by the mayor and residents of Horonobe town, which announced that it was assume management of the station out of its own funds to prevent closure [5][6]On July 3, 2024, due to the need for station building repair costs, Horonobe Town notified JR Hokkaido that it will not pay maintenance costs for fiscal year 2025.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[4]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "南幌延駅" [Horonobe Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 902. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b 幌延３駅、来春廃止 ＪＲが町に方針伝達 [3 stations in Horonobe to close next spring - JR notifies town]. Doshin (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "無人18駅、自治体管理へ JR北海道 経営難で急拡大". 北海道新聞. 5 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "無人18駅、自治体管理へ JR北海道 経営難で急拡大". 北海道新聞. 5 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links
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- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)