Minami-Wakkanai Station

Minami-Wakkanai Station (南稚内駅) 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 Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai, and lies 256.7 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa. The station is numbered "W79".

Layout
Double track loop, two side platforms, single siding.

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

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