Shimonuma Station
W73 Shimonuma Station 下沼駅  | |||||||||||
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 Shimonuma Station building in September 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shimonuma, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3228 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°2′13.5″N 141°45′29″E / 45.037083°N 141.75806°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 207.2 km (128.7 mi) from Asahikawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | W73 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 September 1926 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1985 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2022 | >1 daily | ||||||||||
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Shimonuma Station (下沼駅, Shimonuma-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Teshio District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1] The station is numbered "W73".
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 207.2 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1]Only local trains serve the station.[2] Only local trains stop at this station.[3]
Station layout
[edit]The station has a single side platform serving a single side track. The current station building is a re-purposed JNR Yo3500 caboose parked on the foundations of the original station building.
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signage
History
[edit]Shimonuma Station opened on 25 September 1926 with the extension of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio Line between Horonobe Station and Kabutonuma Station.[3] On April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. 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 (Minami-Horonobe 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 "as a gateway to tourist resources such as the Sarobetsu Marsh".[5]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[4]
Surrounding area
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links
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- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)