Shimonuma Station

Shimonuma Station (下沼駅, Shimonuma-eki) is a railway station on the Soya Main Line in Horonobe, Teshio District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1926, the station is scheduled to close from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017.

Shimonuma Station

下沼駅
The station shelter and platform in September 2009
LocationShironuma, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3228
Japan
Operated by Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)■ Soya Main Line
Distance207.2 km from Asahikawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeW73
Websitewww.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/w73_shimonuma.html
History
Opened25 September 1926 (1926-09-25)
Passengers
FY2015<1 daily
Location
Shimonuma Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Shimonuma Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 207.2 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W73".

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Soya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
Horonobe   Local   Toyotomi

History

The station opened on 25 September 1926.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

In September 2016, JR Hokkaido announced that it intended to close the station along with two other unstaffed stations on the line (Minami-Horonobe and Nukanan) in March 2017, due to low passenger usage.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 902. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 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.

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