Hiushinai Station Explained

Hiushinai Station
Native Name:	緋牛内駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR Hokkaido
Address:	Hiushinai, Tanno-machi, Kitami, Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Operator:	JR Hokkaido
Line:	Sekihoku Main Line
Code:	A64
Opened:	1912

is a railway station located in Hiushinai in the Tanno-chō district of Kitami-shi city in Hokkaidō, Japan and is served by trains running on the Sekihoku Main Line, operated by JR Hokkaido.^[1] The station is located in one of the "coldest and remotest areas in Japan."^[2]

Station structure

Hiushinai is an unmanned station with two side platforms alongside two railway tracks. It has a toilet and a waiting room.

Station environs

• Hiushinai elementary school
• Hokkaidō highway 556
• National highway 39

History

• October 5, 1911: Station opened
• January 10, 1983: Station became unmanned on completion of CTC system

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.^[3]

References

43.8808°N 144°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hiushinai Station unmanned Station information (in Japanese). 2007. 25 May 2015.
2. Japanese Railway Scenery 30. 2004. Japan Railway 7 Transport Review. 2 July 2015. 1342-7512. 37.
3. Web site: 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627012656/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20230626-jrhokkaido/ . 27 June 2023 . 4 July 2023 . MyNavi Corporation . ja.