Nukanan Station
Nukanan Station (糠南駅, Nukanan-eki) is a railway station on the Soya Main Line in Horonobe, Teshio District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1987, the station is scheduled to close from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017.
Nukanan Station 糠南駅 | |
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Nukanan Station in May 2005 | |
Location | Nukanan, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3200 Japan |
Operated by | |
Line(s) | ■ Soya Main Line |
Distance | 178.0 km from Asahikawa |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | W67 |
Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 1 April 1987 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2015) | <1 daily |
Location | |
Nukanan Station Location within Japan |
Lines
Minami-Horonobe Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 178.0 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W67".
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Soya Main Line | ||||
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Toikanbetsu | Local | Onoppunai |
History
The station opened on 1 April 1987.[1]
In September 2016, JR Hokkaido announced that it intended to close the station along with two other unstaffed stations on the line (Shimonuma and Minami-Horonobe) in March 2017, due to low passenger usage.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[2]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 901. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nukanan Station. |
- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)