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Kikonai Station 木古内駅
Kikonai Station
General information
Location	Honchō, Kikonai, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	41°40′39″N 140°26′02″E / 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; 93 years ago (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 Show map of Hokkaido Kikonai Station Kikonai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

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. ^[1]

Platforms

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.

Surrounding area

• Kikonai Post office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References