Atsunai Station

Railway station in Urahoro, Hokkaido, Japan

42°48′34″N 143°48′52″E / 42.8094°N 143.8144°E / 42.8094; 143.8144Operated byHokkaido Railway CompanyLine(s)Nemuro Main LinePlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeAccessibleNoOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeK42WebsiteOfficial website

Atsunai Station (厚内駅, Atsunai-eki) is a train station in Urahoro, Tokachi District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Lines

Hokkaido Railway Company
- Nemuro Main Line Station K42

History

Atsunai Station opened on 25 December 1903.^[1]

With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).^[1]

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.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Nemuro Main Line
Limited Express Ōzora: Does not stop at this station
Urahoro	Local	Onbetsu

References

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 879–880. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
^ 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.