Wakkanai Station

Wakkanai Station (稚内駅) is a railway station on the Sōya Main Line in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is the northern terminus of the Sōya Main Line, and is also the northernmost railway station in Japan.

Lines
Wakkanai Station is the northern terminus of the 259.4 km Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa. The station is numbered "W80".

Layout
Wakkanai Station has a 1 single side platform. The station building was renewed in 2011.

Limited express services
Wakkanai is served by the following limited express services in addition to all-stations "Local" services.
 * Sōya (Sapporo – Wakkanai)
 * Sarobetsu (Asahikawa – Wakkanai)

History
The station opened on 26 December 1926, initially named Wakkanai Minato Station (稚内港駅). It was renamed Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the original Wakkanai Station was renamed Minami-Wakkanai Station.

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

Surrounding area
It takes about 7 minutes from here to Port of Wakkanai on foot.
 * Port of Wakkanai

It takes about 3 minutes from here to Port of Wakkanai by bus at the price of 700 yen(adult) or 350 yen(children).