Hamanaka Station
The station building in September 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 5 Hamanaka Sakurakita, Hamanaka-cho, Akkeshi-gun, Hokkaido Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°9′27.14″N 145°5′58.77″E / 43.1575389°N 145.0996583°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Nemuro Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 245.9 km from Shintoku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unattended | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 November 1919 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 5 daily | ||||||||||
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Hamanaka Station (浜中駅, Hamanaka-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Hamanaka, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Hanasaku Line portion of the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 245.9 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku .[3]
Layout
Hamanaka Station has one side platform, and a "Scandinavian cottage style" station building. [2]
Hamanaka Town, where the station is located, is the hometown of Monkey Punch, known for the manga "Lupin the Third," and life-size panels of Lupin and other characters are installed at the station.
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Signboard
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Platform
History
The station opened on 25 November 1919 with the extension of the Railway Bureau Kushiro Main Line (later Nemuro Main Line) between Kushiro Station and Hama-Akkeshi Station. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. A new side platform was added on 22 March 1989. }.[3] The current station building was opened on 27 December 1989 and inlcludes a tourist information center and a local product exhibition room.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Hokkaido Highway 449
- Hokkaido Highway 123
- Japan National Route 44
- Hamanaka Town Hall Hamanaka Branch
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 "浜中駅" [Hamanaka Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b 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. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ota, Yukio (2004). 北海道の駅 878ものがたり ～駅名のルーツ探求 (in Japanese) (1 ed.). Japan: Fuji Conteme (published February 2004). p. 79. ISBN 978-4-89391-549-8.
External links
Media related to Hamanaka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)