Minami-Horonobe Station
Minami-Horonobe Station (南幌延駅, Minami-Horonobe-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 1959, the station is scheduled to close from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017.
Minami-Horonobe Station 南幌延駅 | |
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 The station platform in May 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Minami-horonobe, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3200 Japan |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} Hokkaido Railway Company |
| Line(s) | ■ Soya Main Line |
| Distance | 191.6 km from Asahikawa |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | W70 |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1959 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 1 daily |
| Location | |
  Minami-Horonobe Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Minami-Horonobe Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 191.6 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W70".
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 | ||||
| Onoppunai | Local | Horonobe | ||
History
The station opened on 1 November 1959.[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 (Shimonuma 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
- 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.
- 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.
External links
- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)