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 South Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)	Kaikyō Line Hokkaido Shinkansen South Hokkaido Railway Line
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) 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.

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

«		Service	»
South Hokkaido Railway
Satsukari		-	Terminus
Kaikyo Line
Naka-Oguni		-	Terminus
Hokkaido Shinkansen
Okutsugaru-Imabetsu or Tsugaru-Imabetsu		Hayabusa Hayate	Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

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