Bakkai Station

Bakkai Station was a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was operated by JR Hokkaido.
On 14 March 2025, the station was closed due to low number of passengers.

Lines

Bakkai Station was served by the Sōya Main Line from to, and lay 245.0 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa. The station was numbered "W78".

Layout

Bakkai Station was a ground-level station with two opposed side platforms, which formed a passing loop on the otherwise single-track line. The platforms were linked by a level crossing for passengers. The station was unstaffed, and was the northernmost unstaffed station in Japan during the years before its closure.

History

The station opened on 25 June 1924 with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways Teshio North Line between Wakkanai Station and Kabutonuma Station. On
25 September 1926 the Teshio South Line and Teshio North Line were merged and the line name was changed to Teshio Line, and on 1 April 1930 the Teshio Line was incorporated into the Sōya Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Hokkaido took over control of the station.
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. The station was officially closed down on 14 March 2025.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3.8 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

The station was located in the Kutonebetsu district on a hill approximately two kilometers inland away from the coastal settlement of Bakkai. In front of the station, weeds grew everywhere except the road, and there were only a few dilapidated houses and sheds, no stores. Hokkaido Highway 510 Bakkai Kabutonuma Station Line passed near the station.