Shimonuma Station
Shimonuma Station 下沼駅 | |||||
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 Shimonuma Station building in September 2021 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shimonuma, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3228 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} Hokkaido Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Soya Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 207.2 km from Asahikawa | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | W73 | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 September 1926 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | <1 daily | ||||
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Shimonuma Station (下沼駅, Shimonuma-eki) is a railway station on the Soya Main Line in Horonobe, Teshio District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Lines
Shimonuma Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 207.2 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1] The station is numbered "W73".
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving a single side track. The station is unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Soya Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Horonobe | Local | Toyotomi | ||
History
The station opened on 25 September 1926.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
In September 2016, JR Hokkaido announced that it intended to close the station along with two other unstaffed stations on the line (Minami-Horonobe and Nukanan) in March 2017, due to low passenger usage.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[2]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ a b c 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. 902. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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
- JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)
- CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja)
- CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja)
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from September 2016
- Articles containing Japanese-language text
- Commons category link is on Wikidata
- Articles with Japanese-language sources (ja)
- Sōya Main Line
- Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926