Onoppunai Station
W68 Onoppunai Station 雄信内駅  | |||||||||||
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 Onoppunai Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yuko, Horonobe-chō, Teshio-gun, Hokkaidō 098-3251 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°54′41.1″N 141°56′9.5″E / 44.911417°N 141.935972°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 183.7 km (114.1 mi) from Asahikawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | W68 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1925 | ||||||||||
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| 2022 | >1 daily | ||||||||||
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Onoppunai Station (雄信内駅, Onoppunai-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]The station is numbered "W68".
Lines
[edit]Onoppunai Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 183.7 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unstaffed. [3]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Soya Main Line | for Wakkanai |
| 2 | ■ Soya Main Line | for Nayoro and Asahikawa |
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Waiting room -
Platform -
Level crossing
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History
[edit]The station was opened on 20 July 1925 with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio South Line. On April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station.
Future plans
[edit]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.[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]According to JR Hokkaidō, only one person uses the station daily, on average.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Teshio Town Office Yushinnai Branch
- Teshio Town Kaitoku Elementary and Junior High School
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.
- ^ "雄信内駅" [Onoppunai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b The Jiji Press (September 15, 2017). "Name Boards of Two Unmanned Stations in Hokkaidō Stolen (News)". Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Onoppunai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR Hokkaido(in Japanese)
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