Kikonai Station

Kikonai Station (木古内駅, Kikonai-eki) is a railway station in Kikonai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and South Hokkaido Railway Company.

Kikonai Station 木古内駅
Kikonai Station
General information
Location	Honchō, Kikonai, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	41.677584°N 140.433946°E / 41.677584; 140.433946
Operated by	JR Hokkaido South Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)	Hokkaido Shinkansen South Hokkaido Railway Line      Kaikyo Line (Formerly)
History
Opened	25 October 1930 (25 October 1930)
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Okutsugaru-Imabetsu towards Shin-Aomori Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Terminus Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayate
Location Kikonai Station Location within Hokkaido Kikonai Station Kikonai Station (Japan)

Lines

Kikonai Station is served by the following lines.

• South Hokkaido Railway Line
• Kaikyō Line (freight only)
• Hokkaido Shinkansen

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform for the South Hokkaido Railway and two elevated side platforms for the Hokkaido Shinkansen.

Platforms

4-5	■ South Hokkaido Railway	for Goryōkaku and Hakodate
11	■ Hokkaido Shinkansen	for Shin-Aomori and Tokyo
12	■ Hokkaido Shinkansen	for Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
South Hokkaido Railway
Satsukari		-	Terminus
Kaikyo Line (discontinued)
Shiriuchi		-	Terminus

History

The station opened on the Esashi Line on October 25, 1930. Between October 12, 1937 and March 31, 1988, it was the terminus of the Matsumae Line. It became the terminus of the Kaikyō Line on March 13, 1988. On March 26, 2016, the Hokkaido Shinkansen platforms opened for passenger service.

Surrounding area

• Kikonai Post office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan