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Railway station in Horonobe, Hokkaido, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minami-Horonobe Station (南幌延駅, Minami-Horonobe-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
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Location | Minami-horonobe, Horonobe-chō, Teshio-gun, Hokkaidō 098-3200 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°57′54.9″N 141°53′4.8″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 191.6 km (119.1 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 | W70 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1 November 1959 | ||||||||||
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2022 | >1 daily | ||||||||||
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Minami-Horonobe Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 191.6 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[3] The station is numbered "W70".
The station has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The platform is located on the west side of the track (on the left hand side when heading towards Wakkanai. The station is unstaffed.
The station opened on 1 November 1959.[3] 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 (Shimonuma 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 [5][6]On July 3, 2024, due to the need for station building repair costs, Horonobe Town notified JR Hokkaido that it will not pay maintenance costs for fiscal year 2025.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[4]
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