Onnenai Station (恩根内駅, Onnenai-eki) was a railway station located in Onnenai (恩根内), Bifuka, Nakagawa District (Teshio), Hokkaidō prefecture, and was operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company.

Onnenai Station

恩根内駅
Onnenai Station building, September 2009
General information
LocationBifuka, Nakagawa (Teshio), Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byHokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)Sōya Main Line
Other information
Station codeW57
History
Closed16 March 2024

Lines serviced

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History

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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.[1] The last train served the station on 15 March 2024 and the station was officially closed the next day.[2]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
Hatsuno   Local   Teshiogawa-Onsen

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "恩根内など北海道内の無人駅5駅が廃止 地元の存続要望なく歴史に幕" [Five unstaffed stations in Hokkaido including Onnenai abolished without local request for continuation]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

44°35′55″N 142°18′34″E / 44.5986°N 142.3094°E / 44.5986; 142.3094