Hiushinai Station

Hiushinai Station

緋牛内駅
Station building
General information
LocationHiushinai, Tanno-machi, Kitami, Hokkaido
（北海道北見市端野町緋牛内）
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station codeA64
History
Opened1912

Hiushinai Station (緋牛内駅, Hiushinai-eki) is a railway station located in Hiushinai in the Tanno-chō district of Kitami-shi city in Hokkaidō, Japan and is served by trains running on the Sekihoku Main Line, operated by JR Hokkaido.[1] The station is located in one of the "coldest and remotest areas in Japan."[2]

Platform

Station structure

Hiushinai is an unmanned station with two side platforms alongside two railway tracks. It has a toilet and a waiting room.[1]

Station environs

  • Hiushinai elementary school
  • Hokkaidō highway 556
  • National highway 39

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station
Tanno   Local   Bihoro

History

  • October 5, 1911: Station opened
  • January 10, 1983: Station became unmanned on completion of CTC system

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hiushinai Station unmanned Station information (in Japanese)". 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Japanese Railway Scenery 30" (PDF). Japan Railway 7 Transport Review. 37. 2004. ISSN 1342-7512. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ 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.


43°52′51″N 144°00′00″E / 43.8808°N 144.0000°E / 43.8808; 144.0000


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