Atsunai Station
Station building in September 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Atsunai, Urahoro, Tokachi District, Hokkaido 089-5865 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°48′34.34″N 143°48′51.8″E / 42.8095389°N 143.814389°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Nemuro Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 113.8km from Shintoku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unattended | ||||||||||
| Station code | K42 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 December 1903 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 39 daily | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Atsunai Station (厚内駅, Atsunai-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Urahoro, Tokachi District, Hokkaidō,. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 113.8 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku .[3]
Layout
Atsunai Station has one side platform and one island platform, connected by an open footbridge. Most trains use Platform 1, next to the station building.[2] The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Kushiro |
| 1, 3 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Obihiro and Shintoku |
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Waiting room
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Platform
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Footbridge
History
The station opened on 25 December 1903 as a station on the Hokkaidō Kansetsu Tetsudō. It was transferred to the Ministry of Railways on 1 April 1905. [3] Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]
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.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2024, the station was used by under 10 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
The station is located in the hamlet of Atsunai.
- Otsu Fisheries Cooperative Association Atsunai Branch
- Atsunai Port
See also
References
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
- ^ a b "厚内駅" [Atsunai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 879–880. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "駅別乗車人" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. 2025.
External links
Media related to Atsunai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)