Bakkai Station

Bakkai Station

抜海駅
Bakkai Station; 抜海駅
	Bakkai Station in October 2017
Location	Kutonebetsu, Bakkai-mura, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido; Japan
Coordinates	45°19′0.7″N 141°38′40.4″E / 45.316861°N 141.644556°ECoordinates: 45°19′0.7″N 141°38′40.4″E / 45.316861°N 141.644556°E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sōya Main Line
Distance	245.0 km from Asahikawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	W78
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 June 1924
Location
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Bakkai Station (抜海駅, Bakkai-eki) is a railway station on the Sōya Main Line in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines[]

Bakkai Station is served by the 259.4 km (161.2 mi) Sōya Main Line from Asahikawa to Wakkanai, and lies 245.0 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa.^[1] The station is numbered "W78".

Layout[]

Bakkai Station has two side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the otherwise single-track line. The platforms are linked by a level crossing for passengers. The station is unstaffed, and is the northernmost unstaffed station in Japan.

The platforms in October 2017
The passenger level crossing between the platforms in October 2017

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
Yūchi	Local	Minami-Wakkanai

History[]

The station opened on 25 June 1924.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 903. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 903. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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