Wakkanai Station

Wakkanai Station 稚内駅
Wakkanai Station in June 2012
General information
Location	3-6 Chuo, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	45°25′1.3″N 141°40′37.2″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sōya Main Line
Distance	259.4 km from Asahikawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	W80
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 December 1928 (1928-12-26)
Previous names	Wakkanai Minato (until 1939)
Passengers
FY2015	107 (daily)
Location Wakkanai Station Location within Hokkaido Wakkanai Station Wakkanai Station (Japan)

Wakkanai Station (稚内駅, Wakkanai-eki) is station on the Sōya Main Line in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is the northern terminus of the Sōya Main Line, and is also the northernmost railway station in Japan.

Lines

Wakkanai Station is the northern terminus of the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa. The station is numbered "W80".

Layout

Wakkanai Station has a single side platform.

Platforms

The station platform

1

■ Sōya Main Line

for Asahikawa and Sapporo

Limited express services

Wakkanai is served by the following limited express services in addition to all-stations "Local" services.

• Super Soya (Sapporo - Wakkanai)
• Sarobetsu (Sapporo - Wakkanai)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sōya Main Line
Minami-Wakkanai		Limited Express	Terminus
Minami-Wakkanai		Local	Terminus

History

The station opened on 26 December 1926, initially named Wakkanai Minato Station (稚内港駅, lit. "Wakkanai Port Station"). It was renamed Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the original Wakkanai Station was renamed Minami-Wakkanai Station.

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan