Teshiogawa-Onsen Station (天塩川温泉駅, Teshiogawa-onsen-eki) is a railway station located in the village of Otoineppu, Nakagawa District (Teshio), Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai and is located 121.5 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1][3]

Layout

Teshiogawa-Onsen Station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station managed by Otoineppu Village.

History

Teshiogawa-Onsen Station began as the Minamisakkuru Temporary Station (南咲来仮乗降場) on 1 July1956, and was renamed Teshiogawa Onsen Temporary Station (天塩川温泉仮乗降場) on 1 uly 1981. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it was upgraded to a full passenger station and came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

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] In December 2020 JR Hokkaido announced that maintenance and management would be transferred to Otoineppu Village from fiscal year 2021

Passenger statistics

During the period between fiscal 2011 and 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily.

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. ^ "天塩川温泉駅" [Teshiogawa-Onsen 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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