Shimonuma Station

Railway station in Horonobe, Hokkaido, Japan

W73
Shimonuma Station

下沼駅
Hokkaido Railway Company
regional rail
300
Shimonuma Station building in September 2021
General information
LocationShimonuma, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3228
Japan
Coordinates45°2′13.5″N 141°45′29″E / 45.037083°N 141.75806°E / 45.037083; 141.75806
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sōya Main Line
Distance207.2 km (128.7 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeW73
Websitewww.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/station/station.html#4507
History
Opened25 September 1926 (1926-09-25)
Rebuilt1985
Passengers
2022>1 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Toyotomi
towards Wakkanai
 Sōya Main Line
Local
 Horonobe
towards Asahikawa
Location
Shimonuma Station is located in Hokkaido
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Shimonuma Station is located in Japan
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Shimonuma Station (下沼駅, Shimonuma-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Teshio District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1] The station is numbered "W73".

Lines

The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 207.2 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1]Only local trains serve the station.[2] Only local trains stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving a single side track. The current station building is a re-purposed JNR Yo3500 caboose parked on the foundations of the original station building.

  • Platform
    Platform
  • signage
    signage

History

Shimonuma Station opened on 25 September 1926 with the extension of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio Line between Horonobe Station and Kabutonuma Station.[3] On April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]

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.[4] However, this move was strongly opposed by the mayor and residents of Horonobe town, which announced that it was assume management of the station out of its own funds to prevent closure "as a gateway to tourist resources such as the Sarobetsu Marsh".[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "列車名/路線名から時刻検索 宗谷本線(稚内―名寄―旭川) 上り". JR Hokkaido. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "無人18駅、自治体管理へ JR北海道 経営難で急拡大". 北海道新聞. 5 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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