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 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1925 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 14 March 2025 | ||||||||||
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| 2022 | >1 daily | ||||||||||
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Onoppunai Station (雄信内駅, Onoppunai-eki) was a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2] The station was numbered "W68".
On 14 March 2025, the station was closed due to low number of passengers.[3] It was reported that the station maintenance was costing 7.5 million yen per year. JR Hokkaido consulted the local residents' opinion on paying for the maintenance cost and it was ultimately decided to close the station.[4]
Before the closing, Onoppunai Station is reported to have a daily average passenger of only 0.2 person.[5]
Lines
[edit]Onoppunai Station was served by the Soya Main Line, and lay 183.7 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consisted of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station was unstaffed during years before its closure. [6]
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.
In June 2023, the station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[7]
In December 2024, JR Hokkaidō confirmed the station would be abolished on 14 March 2025.
Passenger statistics
[edit]According to JR Hokkaidō, only one person used the station daily, on average.[6]
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 978-4062951807.
- ^ "雄信内駅" [Onoppunai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "「日本最東端の駅」廃駅へ JR北海道東根室駅、来春のダイヤ改定で：朝日新聞". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ 産経新聞 (2024-06-24). "北海道・宗谷線の無人秘境駅「雄信内」と「南幌延」、来春廃止へ 地元が費用負担断念". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "幌延町 ＪＲ宗谷線の雄信内駅が廃止へ ９９年余の歴史に幕 ｜NHK 北海道のニュース". 2025-03-15. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ 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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