Wakkanai Station


Wakkanai Station is station on the Sōya Main Line in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company. It is the northern terminus of the Sōya Main Line, and is also the northernmost railway station in Japan.

Lines

Wakkanai Station is the northern terminus of the Sōya Main Line from. The station is numbered "W80".

Layout

Wakkanai Station has a single side platform.

Platforms

Limited express services

Wakkanai is served by the following limited express services in addition to all-stations "Local" services.

History

The station opened on 26 December 1926, initially named Wakkanai Minato Station. It was renamed Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the original Wakkanai Station was renamed Minami-Wakkanai Station.
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.