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
General information
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
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeW78
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 June 1924 (1924-06-25)
Passengers
20122 daily
Location
Bakkai Station is located in Hokkaido
Bakkai Station
Bakkai Station
Location within Hokkaido
Bakkai Station is located in Japan
Bakkai Station
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 platforms in October 2017
  • The passenger level crossing between 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]

Future plans

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.[2] Officials are targeting the closure to take place sometime in March 2025.[3]

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). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 903. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 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.
  3. "最北無人駅、再び廃止方針 北海道稚内市、25年3月". Tokyo Shimbun WEB (in Japanese). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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