Kikonai Station
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Kikonai Station 木古内駅 | ||||||||||||||
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 North entrance, September 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Honchō, Kikonai, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido Japan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°40′39″N 140°26′02″E / 41.677584°N 140.433946°E | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 October 1930 | |||||||||||||
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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 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.[1]
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
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.[citation needed] It became the terminus of the Kaikyō Line on March 13, 1988.[citation needed] On March 26, 2016, the Hokkaido Shinkansen platforms opened for passenger service.
