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Shimonuma Station (下沼駅, Shimonuma-eki) is a railway station on the Soya Main Line in Horonobe, Teshio District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Shimonuma Station 下沼駅
Shimonuma Station building in September 2021
General information
Location	Shimonuma, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3228  Japan
Operated by	Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Soya Main Line
Distance	207.2 km from Asahikawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	W73
Website	www.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/w73_shimonuma.html
History
Opened	25 September 1926 (1926-09-25)
Passengers
FY2015	<1 daily
Location
Shimonuma Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shimonuma Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 207.2 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W73".

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving a single side 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
Horonobe		Local		Toyotomi

History

The station opened on 25 September 1926.[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 (Minami-Horonobe 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

• National Route 40

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)

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