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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