Bakkai Station

Bakkai Station (抜海駅, Bakkai-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan.It is operated by JR Hokkaido.^[1][2]

W78 Bakkai Station 抜海駅
regional rail
Bakkai Station in October 2017
General information
Location	Kutonebetsu, Bakkai-mura, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido 097-0036  Japan
Coordinates	45°19′0.7″N 141°38′40.4″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sōya Main Line
Distance	245.0 km (152.2 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	W78
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 June 1924 (1924-06-25)
Passengers
FY2020	2.6 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Minami-Wakkanai towards Wakkanai Sōya Main Line Local Yūchi towards Asahikawa
Location Bakkai Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Bakkai Station Bakkai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Bakkai Station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai, and lies 245.0 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[3] The station is numbered "W78".

Layout

Bakkai Station is a ground-level station with two opposed side platforms, which form a passing loop on the otherwise single-track line. The platforms are linked by a level crossing for passengers. The station is unstaffed, and is the northernmost unstaffed station in Japan.

Platforms

1	■ Soya Main Line	for Wakkanai
2	■ Soya Main Line	for Horonobe and Nayoro

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  Bakkai Station building (From the platform side)
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  The platforms in October 2017
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  The passenger level crossing between the platforms in October 2017
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  Signboard

History

with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio Kita Line between Wakkanai Station (now Minami-Wakkanai Station) and Kabutonuma Station. On September 25, 1926 the Teshio Minami Line and Teshio Kita Line were merged and the line name was changed to Teshio Line, and on April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line .^[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station.^[3]

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.^[4] Officials are targeting the closure to take place sometime in March 2025.^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3.8 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The station is located in the Kutonebetsu district on a hill approximately two kilometers inland away from the coastal settlement of Bakkai (former Bakkai Village). In front of the station, weeds grow everywhere except the road, and there are only a few dilapidated houses and sheds, no stores. Hokkaido Highway 510 Bakkai Kabutonuma Station Line passes near the station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. "抜海駅" [Bakkai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 903. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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.
5. "最北無人駅、再び廃止方針 北海道稚内市、25年3月". Tokyo Shimbun WEB (in Japanese). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)