Nayoro Station (名寄駅, Nayoro-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Nayoro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2] It is also the location a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

The station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Soya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai and is located 76.2 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.[1][3]

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge The station building is located on the west side. Previously, there was another island platform directly connected to the side of the station building, but after platform 0 was abolished, it became a side platform. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1-3  Sōya Main Line for Otoineppu and Wakkanai
for Asahikawa and Sapporo

History

The station was opened on 3 September 1903 as the terminus of the extension of the Hokkaido Government Railway Teshio Line from Shibetsu. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The station building was renovated in 2018.

Passenger statistics

During fiscal 2022, the station was used on average by 262 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 540
  • Nayoro City Hall

See also

Media related to Nayoro Station at Wikimedia Commons

Reference

  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. ^ "名寄駅" [Nayoro 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.
No tags for this post.