Kikonai Station
Kikonai Station 木古内駅 | |
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 Kikonai Station | |
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Honchō, Kikonai, Kamiiso, Hokkaido （上磯郡木古内町字本町） Japan |
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
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| Opened | 1930 |
Kikonai Station (木古内駅 Kikonai-eki) is a railway station in Kikonai, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Lines
Kikonai Station is served by the following two lines.
A station at Kikonai has been built for the Hokkaido Shinkansen to be opened in March 2016.
Station layout
The ground-level station has three platforms serving five tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line | for Aomori and Shin-Aomori |
| 2 | ■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line | for Hakodate |
| 3 | ■ | (siding) |
| 4 | ■Esashi Line | for Hakodate |
| 5 | ■Esashi Line | for Hakodate |
- Note: Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Esashi Line | ||||
| Satsukari | - | Terminus | ||
| Kaikyo Line | ||||
| Kanita | Super Hakuchō | Goryōkaku[Note 1] | ||
| Tsugaru-Imabetsu | Hakuchō | Hakodate | ||
| Hokkaido Shinkansen (opens March 2016) | ||||
| Okutsugaru-Imabetsu | - | Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto | ||
- Notes:
- ↑ Next station is Hakodate for most trains.
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.
Surrounding area
- Kikonai Post office
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Coordinates: 41°40′39″N 140°26′02″E / 41.677584°N 140.433946°E
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