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Wakkanai Station (稚内駅, Wakkanai-eki) is a railway station on the Sōya Main Line in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is the northern terminus of the Sōya Main Line, and is also the northernmost railway station in Japan.

Wakkanai Station 稚内駅
Wakkanai Station in June 2012
General information
Location	3–6 Chuo, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	45°25′1.3″N 141°40′37.2″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sōya Main Line
Distance	259.4 km from Asahikawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	W80
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 December 1928; 93 years ago (1928-12-26)
Previous names	Wakkanai Minato (until 1939)
Passengers
FY2019	83 (daily)
Location
Wakkanai Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Wakkanai Station Wakkanai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Wakkanai Station is the northern terminus of the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W80".

Layout

Wakkanai Station has a 1 single side platform. The station building was renewed in 2011.

Platforms

1

■ Sōya Main Line

for Asahikawa and Sapporo

Limited express services

Wakkanai is served by the following limited express services in addition to all-stations "Local" services.

• Sōya (Sapporo – Wakkanai)
• Sarobetsu (Asahikawa – Wakkanai)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sōya Main Line
Minami-Wakkanai		Limited Express Sōya		Terminus
Minami-Wakkanai		Limited Express Sarobetsu		Terminus
Minami-Wakkanai		Local		Terminus

History

The station opened on 26 December 1926, initially named Wakkanai Minato Station (稚内港駅, lit. "Wakkanai Port Station").[1] It was renamed Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the original Wakkanai Station was renamed Minami-Wakkanai Station.[1]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

Surrounding area

• Port of Wakkanai

It takes about 7 minutes from here to Port of Wakkanai on foot.
It takes about 3 minutes from here to Port of Wakkanai by bus at 700 yen(adult) or 350 yen(children).

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

На других языках

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[de] Bahnhof Wakkanai

Der Bahnhof Wakkanai (jap. 稚内駅, Wakkanai-eki) ist ein Bahnhof auf der japanischen Insel Hokkaidō. Er befindet sich in der Unterpräfektur Sōya auf dem Gebiet der Stadt Wakkanai und ist der nördlichste Bahnhof Japans.

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- [en] Wakkanai Station

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[ru] Вакканай (станция)

Станция Вакканай (яп. 稚内駅 вакканай эки) — железнодорожная станция в японском городе Вакканай, обслуживаемая компанией JR Hokkaido. Это северная конечная линия Соя магистрали, а также самая северная железнодорожная станция в Японии.

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