Shimonuma Station
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).
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 | 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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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
- 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.
- 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)