Minami-Horonobe Station
Minami-Horonobe Station platform in May 2005 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Minami-horonobe, Horonobe-chō, Teshio-gun, Hokkaidō 098-3200 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°57′54.9″N 141°53′4.8″E / 44.965250°N 141.884667°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 191.6 km (119.1 mi) from Asahikawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | W70 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1959 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 15 March 2025 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2022 | >1 daily | ||||||||||
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Minami-Horonobe Station (南幌延駅, Minami-Horonobe-eki) was a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
Minami-Horonobe Station was served by the Soya Main Line, and was located 191.6 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[3] The station was numbered "W70".
Station layout
The station had a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The platform was located on the west side of the track (on the left hand side when heading towards Wakkanai). The station was unstaffed.
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Waiting room
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Platform
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Signage
History
The station opened on 1 November 1959.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]
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.[4] However, this move was strongly opposed by the mayor and residents of Horonobe town, which announced that it was assume management of the station out of its own funds to prevent closure.[5] On July 3, 2024, due to the need for station building repair costs, Horonobe Town notified JR Hokkaido that it would not pay maintenance costs for fiscal year 2025. On 15 March 2025, the station was closed after the last train served the station the day before.[6]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[4]
Surrounding area
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.
- ^ "南幌延駅" [Horonobe Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "無人18駅、自治体管理へ JR北海道 経営難で急拡大". 北海道新聞. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "幌延町 JR宗谷線の雄信内駅が廃止へ 99年余の歴史に幕" [Horonobe town's Onoppunai Station on the JR Soya Line to be closed, ending a 99-year history]. NHK NEWS WEB (in Japanese). Japan. 15 March 2025. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.