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Nayoro Station

Coordinates: 44°20′58″N 142°27′55″E / 44.34944°N 142.46528°E / 44.34944; 142.46528
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W48
Nayoro Station

名寄駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
regional rail
Nayoro Station, April 2019
General information
Location6 Chome Higashi 1 Jominami, Nayoro-shi, Hokkaido 096-0001
Japan
Coordinates44°20′58″N 142°27′55″E / 44.34944°N 142.46528°E / 44.34944; 142.46528
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sōya Main Line
Distance76.2 km (47.3 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Train operatorsThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeW48
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 September 1903 (1903-09-03)
Passengers
FY2022262
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Nisshin
towards Wakkanai
Sōya Main Line
Local
Nayorokōkō
towards Asahikawa
Terminus Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Nayoro
Bifuka
towards Wakkanai
Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Sarobetsu
Shibetsu
towards Asahikawa
Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya
Location
Nayoro Station is located in Hokkaido
Nayoro Station
Nayoro Station
Location within Hokkaido
Nayoro Station is located in Japan
Nayoro Station
Nayoro Station
Nayoro Station (Japan)
Map

Nayoro Station (名寄駅, Nayoro-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Nayoro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2] It is also the location a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

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The station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai and is located 76.2 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1][3]

Layout

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The station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge The station building is located on the west side. Previously, there was another island platform directly connected to the side of the station building, but after platform 0 was abolished, it became a side platform. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1-3  Sōya Main Line for Otoineppu and Wakkanai
for Asahikawa and Sapporo

History

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The station was opened on 3 September 1903 as the terminus of the extension of the Hokkaido Government Railway Teshio Line from Shibetsu. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The station building was renovated in 2018.

Passenger statistics

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During fiscal 2022, the station was used on average by 262 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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  • Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 540
  • Nayoro City Hall

See also

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Media related to Nayoro Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "名寄駅" [Nayoro Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "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.