Onoppunai Station
Onoppunai Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yuko, Horonobe-chō, Teshio-gun, Hokkaidō 098-3251 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°54′41.1″N 141°56′9.5″E / 44.911417°N 141.935972°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Sōya Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 183.7 km (114.1 mi) from Asahikawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | W68 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 July 1925 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 15 March 2025 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2022 | >1 daily | ||||||||||
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Onoppunai Station (雄信内駅, Onoppunai-eki) was a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2] The station was numbered "W68".
Lines
Onoppunai Station was served by the Soya Main Line, and was located 183.7 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1]
Station layout
The station consisted of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station was unstaffed during the years before its closure.[3]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Soya Main Line | for Wakkanai |
| 2 | ■ Soya Main Line | for Nayoro and Asahikawa |
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Waiting room
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Platform
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Level crossing
History
The station was opened on 20 July 1925 with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio South Line. On 1 April 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.
In June 2023, the station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[4]
On 24 June 2024, it was reported that the station maintenance was costing 7.5 million yen per year. JR Hokkaido consulted the local residents' opinion on paying for the maintenance cost and it was ultimately decided to close the station.[5]
On 15 March 2025, the station was closed after the last train served the station the day before. Before the closure, Onoppunai Station was reported to have a daily average ridership of only 0.2 passengers.[6] The station building began to be demolished in September 2025.[7]
Passenger statistics
According to JR Hokkaidō, only one person used the station daily, on average.[3]
Surrounding area
- Teshio Town Office Yushinnai Branch
- Teshio Town Kaitoku Elementary and Junior High School
See also
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 978-4062951807.
- ^ "雄信内駅" [Onoppunai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b The Jiji Press (September 15, 2017). "Name Boards of Two Unmanned Stations in Hokkaidō Stolen (News)". Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 産経新聞 (2024-06-24). "北海道・宗谷線の無人秘境駅「雄信内」と「南幌延」、来春廃止へ 地元が費用負担断念" [Hokkaido's Soya Line's unmanned and remote stations, "Onoppunai" and "Minami-Horonobe," will be closed next spring as local residents give up on covering the costs.]. The Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "幌延町 JR宗谷線の雄信内駅が廃止へ 99年余の歴史に幕" [Horonobe town's Onoppunai Station on the JR Soya Line to be closed, ending a 99-year history]. NHK NEWS WEB (in Japanese). Japan. 2025-03-15. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "旧雄信内駅の解体開始 「100年駅」また一つ、姿消す JR宗谷線：朝日新聞" [Demolition of the former Onoppunai Station begins, another 100-year-old station on the JR Soya Line disappears]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
External links
Media related to Onoppunai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR Hokkaido(in Japanese)