Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station
Railway station in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan
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Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (Japanese: 新函館北斗駅, Hepburn: Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto-eki; lit. 'New Hakodate-Hokuto Station') 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.
Hokuto, Hokkaido
Japan
JR Hokkaido
- 2 side platforms (Hokkaido Shinkansen)
- 1 island and 1 side platform (local trains)
- 1 bay platform (Hakodate Liner)
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| Location | 1-1-1 Ichido Hokuto, Hokkaido Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections |  Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | H70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 December 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former names | Hongō (1902–1942) Oshima-Ōno (1942–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
The station, which is numbered H70, is served by trains operating on the Hakodate Main Line and the Hokkaido Shinkansen, opened in 2016.
Station layout
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station has two platforms serving four tracks on the ground level for the Hakodate Main line, and two side platforms serving two tracks on the upper level for the Hokkaido Shinkansen.
| Platform No | Direction | Notes | ||
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| Hakodate Main Line – Ground Level | ||||
| 1 | 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 | Usually not used | |||
| Hokkaido Shinkansen – Upper Level | ||||
| 11 | for Shin Aomori・Morioka・Sendai・Tokyo | |||
| 12 | For Sapporo (Opening 2038) | |||
History
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
The extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Sapporo is scheduled to commence operation in 2038.
