Onnenai Station Explained

Onnenai Station
Native Name:	恩根内駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Bifuka, Nakagawa (Teshio), Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Hokkaido Railway Company
Line:	Sōya Main Line
Code:	W57
Closed:	16 March 2024

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

Lines serviced

• Hokkaido Railway Company

• Sōya Main Line

History

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]

References

44.5986°N 142.3094°W

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: 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. 16 March 2024 . 17 March 2024. Japanese.