Horonobe Station


Horonobe Station is a railway station located in the town of Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.

Lines

The station is served by the Sōya Main Line and is located 199.4 km from the starting point of the line at. It was also served by the Haboro Line before it closed om 30 March 1987 and became the terminus station of Haboro Line. Sōya and Sarobetsu limited express services stop at this station.

Layout

Horonobe Station is an interchange station with two tracks and two platforms: a side platform and an island platform. The platforms ar connected by a footbridge. Platforms 1 and 2 have departure signals for both Nayoro/Asahikawa and Wakkanai. Platform 3, on the outside of the island platform, used to be used by the Haboro Line, but after its closure, there are no regular trains and it is now treated as a siding. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History

The station was opened on 20 July 1925 with the opening of the Japanese Government Railways Teshio South Line. On April 1, 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 2019, JR Hokkaido and Sagawa Express began a mixed freight and passenger service between and Horonobe Station.

Passenger statistics

In FY2023, the station was used by an average of 46 passengers daily.

Surrounding area