Bakkai Station

Bakkai Station (抜海駅, Bakkai-eki) is a railway station on the Sōya Main Line in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Bakkai Station

抜海駅
Bakkai Station in October 2017
LocationKutonebetsu, Bakkai-mura, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates45°19′0.7″N 141°38′40.4″E
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)■ Sōya Main Line
Distance245.0 km from Asahikawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeW78
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 June 1924 (1924-06-25)
Location
Bakkai Station
Location within Hokkaido
Bakkai Station
Bakkai Station (Japan)

Lines

Bakkai Station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai, and lies 245.0 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W78".

Layout

Bakkai Station has two side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the otherwise single-track line. The platforms are linked by a level crossing for passengers. The station is unstaffed, and is the northernmost unstaffed station in Japan.

  • The platforms in October 2017
  • The passenger level crossing between the platforms in October 2017

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
Yūchi   Local   Minami-Wakkanai

History

The station opened on 25 June 1924.[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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