regional rail | ||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||
Location | 3–6-1 Chuo, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaidō 097-0022 Japan | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°25′1.3″N 141°40′37.2″E / 45.417028°N 141.677000°E | |||||||||||||
Operated by | JR Hokkaido | |||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sōya Main Line | |||||||||||||
Distance | 259.4 km (161.2 mi) from Asahikawa | |||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||
Station code | W80 | |||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 26 December 1928 | |||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2011 | |||||||||||||
Previous names | Wakkanai Minato (until 1939) | |||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 48 daily | |||||||||||||
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Wakkanai Station (稚内駅, Wakkanai-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2] It is the northernmost railway station in Japan. The station is numbered "W80".