Horonobe Station

Horonobe Station (幌延駅, Horonobe-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.^[1][2]

W72 Horonobe Station 幌延駅
regional rail
Station building in December 2020
General information
Location	1 Chome 1 Jokita, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3201 Japan
Coordinates	45°0′52.6″N 141°50′45.3″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sōya Main Line
Distance	199.4 km (123.9 mi) from Asahikawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	W72
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 July 1925 (1925-07-20)
Rebuilt	1973
Passengers
2022	22 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Shimonuma towards Wakkanai Sōya Main Line Local Minami-Horonobe towards Asahikawa Toyotomi towards Wakkanai Sōya Main Line Sōya / Sarubetsu Teshio-Nakagawa towards Asahikawa
Location Horonobe Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Horonobe Station Horonobe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 199.4 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[1][3] Sōya and Sarobetsu limited express services stop at this station.

Layout

Horonobe Station is an interchange station with two tracks and two platforms: a side platform and an island platform (used on one side). The platforms ar connected by a footbridge. Platforms 1 and 2 have departure signals for both Nayoro/Asahikawa and Wakkanai. Platform 3, on the outside of the island platform, used to be used by the Haboro Line, but after its closure, there are no regular trains and it is now treated as a siding. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

• 
  Exit gate
• 
  Platform
• 
  Footbridge
• 
  Signboard

History

The station was opened on 20 July 1925 with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Teshio South Line. On April 1, 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station. In 2019, JR Hokkaido and Sagawa Express began a mixed freight and passenger service between Wakkanai and Horonobe Station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 22 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Horonobe Town Hall

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. "幌延駅" [Horonobe 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.

External links

Media related to Horonobe Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Hokkaido(in Japanese)