Toikanbetsu Station
W66 Toikanbetsu Station 問寒別駅  | |||||||||||
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 Toikanbetsu Station in October 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Toikanbetsu, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-2943 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°54′44.9″N 142°1′31.9″E / 44.912472°N 142.025528°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 175.8 km (109.2 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 | W66 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 November 1923 | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2 daily | ||||||||||
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Toikanbetsu Station (問寒別駅, Toikanbetsu-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 175.8 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1][3] Only local trains stop at this station.
Station layout
[edit]This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. The platform is located on the northeast side of the track (on the right hand side when facing Wakkanai). It is an unmanned station managed by Horonobe Town. The station building is located on the northeast side of the premises, adjacent to the center of the platform. The station building is now a freight car station building, a Yo3500 series conductor's van. It stands on the foundations of the original station building..[4]
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Station building in 2017 -
Platform -
Signage
History
[edit]The station opened on 10 November 1923 with the extension of the Ministry of Railways Teshio Line between Homare Station (now Teshio-Nakagawa Station) and this station the line was extended to Horonobe Station in 1925. The Teshio Line was incorporated into the Soya Main Line in 1930. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station. [5]
In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[6] This action was opposed by Horonobe Town, which announced that the town will take over maintenance and management of the station, with funding from hometown tax donations and other sources from fiscal year 2021.[7] [8]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2023, the station was used on average by two passengers daily.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 583
- Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 541
- Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 395
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.
- ^ "問寒別駅" [Toikanbetsu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ The Jiji Press (September 15, 2017). "Name Boards of Two Unmanned Stations in Hokkaidō Stolen (News)". Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ 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. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "幌延町内における宗谷本線「極端に利用の少ない無人駅」に係る町方針について". 幌延町. 28 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "クリスマスパーティー in 糠南". 幌延町. 2021-12-17. Archived from the original on 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
External links
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Media related to Toikambetsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR Hokkaido(in Japanese)
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