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Location | 1-8 Daikoku, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido 097-0005 Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°23′53.5″N 141°40′58.8″E / 45.398194°N 141.683000°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 256.7 km (159.5 mi) from Asahikawa | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||
Station code | W79 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1922 | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Wakkanai (until 1939) | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 45 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Minami-Wakkanai Station (南稚内駅, Minami-Wakkanai-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]The station is numbered "W79".