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Kikonai Station

Kikonai Station
木古内駅
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Kikonai Station
Location Honchō, Kikonai, Kamiiso, Hokkaido
(上磯郡木古内町字本町)
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
South Hokkaido Railway Company
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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.

Kikonai Station is served by the following lines.

The station has one ground-level island platform for the South Hokkaido Railway and two elevated side platforms for the Hokkaido Shinkansen.

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.

Coordinates: 41°40′39″N 140°26′02″E / 41.677584°N 140.433946°E / 41.677584; 140.433946


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