is a railway station located in the city of Nayoro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido. It is also the location a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines The station is served by the Soya Main Line from to and is located 76.2 km from the starting point of the line at .
Layout The station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge The station building is located on the west side. Previously, there was another island platform directly connected to the side of the station building, but after platform 0 was abolished, it became a side platform. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
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History The station was opened on 3 September 1903 as the terminus of the extension of the Hokkaido Government Railway Teshio Line from . With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The station building was renovated in 2018.
Passenger statistics During FY2023, the station was used on average by 468 passengers daily.Data published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism state the number of passengers boarding and disembarking by station in a given year. FY2023 covers the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Data published by individual railways directly may state the number boarding only.
Surrounding area Hokkaido Prefectural Highway 540 Nayoro City Hall
See also List of railway stations in Japan
External links
JR Nayoro Station
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