Wakkanai Station

W80
Wakkanai Station

稚内駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
regional rail
Wakkanai Station, November 2021
General information
Location3–6-1 Chuo, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaidō 097-0022
Japan
Coordinates45°25′1.3″N 141°40′37.2″E / 45.417028°N 141.677000°E / 45.417028; 141.677000
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sōya Main Line
Distance259.4 km (161.2 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeW80
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 December 1928 (1928-12-26)
Rebuilt2011
Previous namesWakkanai Minato (until 1939)
Passengers
202248 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Terminus Sōya Main Line
Local
Minami-Wakkanai
W79
towards Asahikawa
Sōya Main Line
Sōya / Sarubetsu
Location
Wakkanai Station is located in Hokkaido
Wakkanai Station
Wakkanai Station
Location within Hokkaido
Wakkanai Station is located in Japan
Wakkanai Station
Wakkanai Station
Wakkanai Station (Japan)
Map

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".

  1. ^ 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 4062951800.
  2. ^ "稚内駅" [Wakkanai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.