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Chihoku Station

Coordinates: 44°27′40.8″N 142°23′43.3″E / 44.461333°N 142.395361°E / 44.461333; 142.395361
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Chihoku Station

智北駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
regional rail
Chihoku Station
General information
LocationChiebun, Nayoro-shi, Hokkaido 098-2181
Japan
Coordinates44°27′40.8″N 142°23′43.3″E / 44.461333°N 142.395361°E / 44.461333; 142.395361
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sōya Main Line
Distance93.3 km (58.0 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms1 side platform
Train operatorsThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station codeW52
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1959 (1959-11-01)
Passengers
FY20222
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Bifuka
towards Wakkanai
Sōya Main Line
Local
Chiebun
towards Asahikawa
Location
Chihoku Station is located in Hokkaido
Chihoku Station
Chihoku Station
Location within Hokkaido
Chihoku Station is located in Japan
Chihoku Station
Chihoku Station
Chihoku Station (Japan)
Map

Chihoku Station (智北駅, Chihoku-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Nayoro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai and is located 93.3 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1][3]

Layout

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The station above-ground station with one side platform on the right hand side of the single track when facing towards Wakkanai. The station is unattended.

History

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The station was opened on 1 November 1959 as the Chihoku Temporary Station on the Japanese National Railways, at the request of local residents and the city to develop tourism at the nearby Chiebun Marsh.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido and was upgraded to a full station on 1 November 1991, due to the widening and improvement of Hokkaido Highway 252, the station was moved 120 meters closer to Chiebun Station. On 9 December 2020: JR Hokkaido announced that it would transfer maintenance management to the local government (Nayoro City) from fiscal year 2021. In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition.[4]

Passenger statistics

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During fiscal 2022, the station was used on average by 2 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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See also

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Media related to Chihoku Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • [hhttps://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/station/station.html#4483 JR Chihoku Station]

Reference

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "智北駅" [Chihoku Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "列車名/路線名から時刻検索 宗谷本線(稚内―名寄―旭川) 上り". JR Hokkaido. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ 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.