Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (新函館北斗駅, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station – rebuilt and very extensively enlarged to serve from March 2016 as the northern terminal of the new Hokkaido Shinkansen – occupies the site of the former Oshima-Ōno Station (渡島大野駅), and is currently the northernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway station in Japan.
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station 新函館北斗駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-1 Ichido, Hokuto City Hokkaido Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | H70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 December 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Hongō (until 1942) Oshima-Ōno (1942–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station, which is numbered H70, is served by trains operating on the Hakodate Main Line and the Hokkaido Shinkansen, opened in 2016.
Station Layout
editShin Hakodate Hokuto station has a total of 2 platforms serving 4 tracks on the ground level for the Hakodate Main line, and 2 side platforms on the upper level for the Hokkaido Shinkansen.
| Platform No | Line Name | Direction | Notes | |
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| 1 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Hakodate | Used by the Rapid Hakodate Liner service | |
| 2 | Used by Limited Express services | |||
| for Mori・Oshamambe・Higashi Muroran・Tomakomai・Sapporo | Used by Limited Express and Local services | |||
| 3 | Used by Limited Express services | |||
| for Hakodate | Used by Local services | |||
| 4 | Platform not normally used | |||
| Hokkaido Shinkansen Platforms Upper Level | ||||
| 11 |  Hokkaido Shinkansen
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for Shin Aomori・Morioka・Sendai・Tokyo | ||
| 12 | (Used for alighting only) | |||
History
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The station opened on 10 December 1902, named Hongō Station (本郷駅).[1] It was renamed Oshima-Ono on 1 April 1942.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
The station has been rebuilt and renamed Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (新函館北斗駅), becoming a stop on the Hokkaido Shinkansen high-speed line, which opened on 26 March 2016.[2][3] "Relay" shuttle services using three-car 733 series electric trains operate to and from the centrally-located Hakodate Station (approximately 18 km away).[4]
The rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks.[5]
Since the construction of the new station, the immediate surrounding areas have been redeveloped significantly with new roads, homes and businesses.
The Hokkaido Shinkansen, connecting Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido commenced service on 26 March 2016. Due to the line's extension to Sapporo (under construction), the Oshima-Ōno Station at Hokuto, Hokkaido, has been upgraded into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and received a bronze Fist of the North Star statue.[6]
Future
editThe extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Sapporo is scheduled to commence operation in 2031.
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 駅名は「新函館北斗」 道新幹線 道がJRに近く提案 [Hokkaido to propose name "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto" to JR]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ 北海道新幹線「新函館北斗」決定 JR、新駅名発表 [JR announces new Hokkaido station name: "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto"]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ JR、地元・函館の要望に消極的 リレー列車3両／観光型車両は導入せず [JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen - Hopes and Challenges. NHK. 25 February 2016. Event occurs at 12:40. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Fist of the North Star Statue to Welcome Hokkaido Bullet Train".