Nukanan Station

Coordinates: 44°55′15″N 142°00′03″E / 44.9209°N 142.0009°E / 44.9209; 142.0009
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Nukanan Station

糠南駅
Nukanan Station in November 2021
General information
LocationNukanan, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3200
Japan
Operated by Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s) Soya Main Line
Distance178.0 km from Asahikawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeW67
Websitewww.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/w67_nukanan.html
History
Opened2 December 1955 (1955-12-02)
Passengers
FY2015<1 daily
Location
Nukanan Station is located in Japan
Nukanan Station
Nukanan Station
Location within Japan

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).

Lines[edit]

Nukanan 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[edit]

The station has a single side platform serving a single platform. The station is unstaffed.

Platform in October 2017

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
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[edit]

The station in July 1998

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[edit]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[2]

Surrounding area[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

44°55′15″N 142°00′03″E / 44.9209°N 142.0009°E / 44.9209; 142.0009