Teshio-Nakagawa Station

Location
	Teshio-Nakagawa Station Location within Hokkaido Teshio-Nakagawa Station Teshio-Nakagawa Station (Japan)

Teshio-Nakagawa Station

天塩中川駅
Teshio-Nakagawa Station; 天塩中川駅
	Teshio-Nakagawa Station in August 2017
General information
Location	Nakagawa, Nakagawa-cho, Nakagawa-gun, Hokkaido; Japan
Coordinates	44°48′42″N 142°04′31″E / 44.8118°N 142.0754°E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sōya Main Line
Distance	161.9 km from Asahikawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	W64
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 November 1922; 102 years ago
Previous names	Ponpira (until July 1951)
Location
Location
	Teshio-Nakagawa Station Location within Hokkaido Teshio-Nakagawa Station Teshio-Nakagawa Station (Japan)

Teshio-Nakagawa Station (天塩中川駅, Teshio-Nakagawa-eki) is a railway station on the Soya Main Line in Nakagawa, Nakagawa District (Teshio), Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Teshio-Nakagawa Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 161.9 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[1]

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks. Passenger access between the two platforms is via a level crossing across the tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Soya Main Line	for Wakkanai/Asahikawa
2	■ Soya Main Line	for Asahikawa

The platforms in October 2017
The level crossing for passengers between the platforms in October 2017

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Soya Main Line
Otoineppu	Limited Express Sōya	Horonobe
Otoineppu	Limited Express Sarobetsu	Horonobe
Saku	Local	Toikanbetsu

History

The station opened on 8 November 1922, originally named Ponpira Station (誉平駅).^[1] It was renamed Teshio-Nakagawa Station on 20 July 1951.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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