Nukanan Station
Nukanan Station (糠南駅, Nukanan-eki) is a railway station on the Soya Main Line in Horonobe, Teshio District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Nukanan Station 糠南駅 | |
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 Nukanan Station in November 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Nukanan, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3200 Japan |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} Hokkaido Railway Company |
| Line(s) | ■ Soya Main Line |
| Distance | 178.0 km from Asahikawa |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | W67 |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 December 1955 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | <1 daily |
| Location | |
  Nukanan Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Nukanan Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 178.0 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W67".
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving a single platform. The station is unstaffed.
Platform in October 2017
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soya Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Toikanbetsu | Local | Onoppunai | ||
History
The station in July 1998
The station opened on 1 April 1987.[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 Minami-Horonobe) 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. 901. 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
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- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)
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