Minami-Wakkanai Station 南稚内駅
Minami-Wakkanai Station in October 2006
General information
Location	1-8 Daikoku, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido 097-0005  Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sōya Main Line
Distance	256.7 km from Asahikawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	W79
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 June 1924; 99 years ago (1924-06-25)
Previous names	Wakkanai (until 1939)
Passengers
2019	64 daily
Location
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Minami-Wakkanai Station (南稚内駅, Minami-Wakkanai-eki) is a railway station on the Sōya Main Line in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Minami-Wakkanai Station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai, and lies 256.7 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[1] The station is numbered "W79".

Layout

Double track loop, two side platforms, single siding.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 25 June 1924, initially named Wakkanai Station (稚内駅).^[1] It was renamed Minami-Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the former Wakkanai Minato Station (稚内港駅, lit. "Wakkanai Port Station") was renamed Wakkanai Station.^[1]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]