Kikonai Station

Kikonai Station 木古内駅
Kikonai Station
General information
Location	Honchō, Kikonai, Kamiiso, Hokkaido （上磯郡木古内町字本町） Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Esashi Line Kaikyō Line Hokkaido Shinkansen
Connections
History
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 lines.

• Esashi Line
• Kaikyō Line (Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line)
• Hokkaido Shinkansen

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
6	■Hokkaido Shinkansen	for Shin-Aomori
7	■Hokkaido Shinkansen	(reversing track)
8	■Hokkaido Shinkansen	for Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

• Note: Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Esashi Line
Satsukari		-	Terminus
Kaikyo Line
Kanita		Super Hakuchō	Goryōkaku
Tsugaru-Imabetsu		Hakuchō	Hakodate
Hokkaido Shinkansen
Tsugaru-Imabetsu		-	Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

• Notes:

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. On March 26, 2016 Hokkaido Shinkansens platforms opened for passenger service.

Surrounding area

• Kikonai Post office