Wakkanai Station

Wakkanai Station is the northern terminus of the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa.^[4]

Wakkanai Station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. Previously, it had one island platform and two tracks, but on 30 January 2010, the second track was abolished, and the tracks, switches, departure signals, and in-house signals were removed, and the train stops and rails that were previously used were donated by JR Hokkaido to Wakkanai City, to create a monument in the station square. The passage from the ticket gate to the platform is a slope, making the station barrier-free. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station building was renewed in 2011.

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  The station platform before renewal in May 2005
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  Marker on the platform showing the station as the northernmost station in Japan. (July 2018)
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  Station platform and station structure in the back, October 2017.

The station opened on 26 December 1926, initially named Wakkanai Minato Station (稚内港駅; lit. "Wakkanai Port Station") on the Teshio Line. On April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. ^[4] It was renamed Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the original Wakkanai Station was renamed Minami-Wakkanai Station.^[4] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station then became under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[4]

In FY2023, the station was used by an average of 114 passengers daily.^{[1][note 1]}

• Port of Wakkanai

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  Terminating tracks in the snow, April 2014
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  Fare gates and ticket office, October 2017
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  Wakkanai Station in June 2012
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  View of the surrounding area of the station, July 2012
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  Adjacent bus terminal, November 2021

• List of railway stations in Japan