is a railway station on the Sōya Main Line in Wakkanai, Hokkaido,

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, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Minami-Wakkanai Station is served by the Sōya Main Line from to , and lies 256.7 km from the starting point of the line at Asahikawa. The station is numbered "W79".

Layout

Double track loop, two side platforms, single siding.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 25 June 1924, initially named . It was renamed Minami-Wakkanai on 1 February 1939 at the same time as the former was renamed Wakkanai Station. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

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