Minami-Horonobe Station

Location
	Minami-Horonobe Station Location within Hokkaido Minami-Horonobe Station Minami-Horonobe Station (Japan)

W70
Minami-Horonobe Station

南幌延駅
W70; Minami-Horonobe Station; 南幌延駅
regional rail
	Minami-Horonobe Station platform in May 2005
General information
Location	Minami-horonobe, Horonobe-chō, Teshio-gun, Hokkaidō 098-3200; Japan
Coordinates	44°57′54.9″N 141°53′4.8″E / 44.965250°N 141.884667°E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sōya Main Line
Distance	191.6 km (119.1 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	W70
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1959
Passengers
2022	>1 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Minami-Horonobe Station Location within Hokkaido Minami-Horonobe Station Minami-Horonobe Station (Japan)

Minami-Horonobe Station (南幌延駅, Minami-Horonobe-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.^[1]^[2]

Lines

Minami-Horonobe Station is served by the Soya Main Line, and lies 191.6 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[3] The station is numbered "W70".

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The platform is located on the west side of the track (on the left hand side when heading towards Wakkanai. The station is unstaffed.

Waiting Room
Platform
Signage

History

The station opened on 1 November 1959.^[3] 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 (Shimonuma 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 ^[5]^[5] On July 3, 2024, due to the need for station building repair costs, Horonobe Town notified JR Hokkaido that it will not pay maintenance costs for fiscal year 2025.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

Teshio River

References

^ 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.
^ "南幌延駅" [Horonobe Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)

[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] "南幌延駅" [Horonobe Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[teishajo1998-3] 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.

[doshin20160903-4] 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.

[hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/508358-5] "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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