Kabutonuma Station

Location
	Kabutonuma Station Location within Hokkaido Kabutonuma Station Kabutonuma Station (Japan)

W76
Kabutonuma Station

兜沼駅
W76; Kabutonuma Station; 兜沼駅
regional rail
	Kabutonuma Station in October 2017
General information
Location	619 Kamisarobetsu, Toyotomi-chō, Teshio-gun, Hokkaidō 098-4451; Japan
Coordinates	45°13′12.9″N 141°41′50″E / 45.220250°N 141.69722°E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sōya Main Line
Distance	236.7 km (147.1 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	W76
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 June 1924
Rebuilt	1988
Passengers
2022	2.2 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Kabutonuma Station Location within Hokkaido Kabutonuma Station Kabutonuma Station (Japan)

Kabutonuma Station (兜沼駅, Kabutonuma-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Toyotomi, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 230.9 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[1] Only local trains serve the station.^[3]

Layout

Kabutonuma Station is a ground-level station with two side platforms and two tracks. The station building is located on the north side of platform 1, and the platforms are connected by a level crossing. In addition, as of March 1993, there was a freight siding that branched off from platform 1 toward Asahikawa and led to the freight platform in a cutout on the west side of the station building. The station building is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Soya Main Line	for Wakkanai
2	■ Soya Main Line	for Horonobe and Nayoro

Platform
station signage
Level crossing

History

The station was opened on 25 June 1924 with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio Kita Line between Wakkanai Station (now Minami-Wakkanai Station) and Kabutonuma Station. On September 25, 1926 the Teshio Minami Line and Teshio Kita Line were merged and the line name was changed to Teshio Line, and on April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station.

Future plans

In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 2.2 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Toyotomi Town Office Kabutonuma Branch
Toyotomi Town Kabutonuma Elementary and Junior High School
Kabutonuma Park

References

^ ^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.
^ "兜沼駅" [Kabutonuma Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "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.
^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

External links

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JR Hokkaido(in Japanese)

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[kawashima-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.

[hacchi-2] "兜沼駅" [Kabutonuma Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[3] "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.

[4] Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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