Wakkanai Station
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serves the city of Wakkanai
, Hokkaidō
prefecture. The station is the northern terminus of the Sōya Main Line and is also the northernmost railway station in Japan
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Wakkanai, Hokkaido
is a city located in Sōya, Hokkaidō. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture and the northernmost city in Japan. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Soya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen....
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Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
prefecture. The station is the northern terminus of the Sōya Main Line and is also the northernmost railway station in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Limited express trains
- Super SoyaSuper SoyaThe is a limited express train service between and in Hokkaido, which is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company . It was named Sōya until 2000...
(SapporoSapporo Stationis a train station located in Kita-ku and Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company , and is also connected to the Sapporo Subway. The JR Hokkaido part is in Kita-ku while the Sapporo Subway part is in Chūō-ku.Sapporo Station...
- Wakkanai) - SarobetsuSarobetsu (train)The is a limited express train service between Sapporo and Wakkanai in Hokkaido, which is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company . One train per day operates in each direction, with the journey taking approximately five and a half hours...
(Sapporo - Wakkanai)