is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido

Hokkaido Railway Company

The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group , and thus often known as . It operates intercity rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, from autumn 2008....

. It is located in Kikonai

Kikonai, Hokkaido

is a town located in Kamiiso District, Oshima, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 5,726 and a density of 27.73 persons per km². The total area is 221.88 km²....

, Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

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Line

• JR Hokkaido
  Hokkaido Railway Company
  The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group , and thus often known as . It operates intercity rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, from autumn 2008....
  
  
  • Esashi Line
    Esashi Line
    The is a Japanese rail line operated by Hokkaido Railway Company that runs between Hakodate City and Esashi Town in Hokkaidō.-Stations:All stations are in Hokkaidō.Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop...
    
    
    • For Hakodate
    • For Esashi
  • Kaikyō Line
    Kaikyo Line
    is an 87.8-kilometre railway line operated mainly by the Hokkaido Railway Company. The line runs from Naka-Oguni Station in Sotogahama, Aomori, through the Seikan Tunnel between Honshū and Hokkaidō, and on to Kikonai Station in Kikonai, Hokkaidō...
    
     (Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
    Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
    The is a railway line in northern Japan linking Aomori Station in Aomori and Hakodate Station in Hokkaido.The Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line is actually made up of portions of four separate lines: the Tsugaru Line, operated by East Japan Railway Company, and the Kaikyō, Esashi, and Hakodate Main lines,...
    
    )
    • For Aomori and Shin-Aomori

The under-construction Hokkaidō Shinkansen

Hokkaido Shinkansen

The is a high-speed rail line currently under construction between Aomori and Hokkaido through the Seikan Tunnel. Construction started in May 2005, and the initial Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate section is projected to open in 2015. There are long-term plans to extend the line to Sapporo...

 is planned to have a station at Kikonai.

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 baceme the terminus of the Kaikyō Line on March 13, 1988.

Station structure

The ground-level station has three platforms serving five tracks.
Platforms

1	■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line	For Aomori Aomori Station is a railway station located in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. The station opened on 1 September 1891.-Lines:Aomori Station is served by the following lines.*Ōu Main Line *Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line *Aoimori Railway Line...  and Shin-Aomori Shin-Aomori Station is a railway station on the East Japan Railway Company northern Ōu Main Line located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 480.6 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station...
2	■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line	For Hakodate Hakodate Station is a railway station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company . It is the terminus of the Hakodate Main Line and the Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line; Hakodate Municipal Transit streetcars stop at the adjacent Hakodate Eki-mae Station....
3	■	(siding)
4	■Esashi Line(Local)	For Yunotai Yunotai Station is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Esashi Line. It is located in Kaminokuni, Hokkaidō, Japan.The station opened on December 10, 1935.-Layout:The ground-level station has one platform serving two tracks.Platforms...  and Esashi Esashi Station is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Esashi Line. It is located in Esashi, Hokkaidō, Japan.-Station structure:* 1-way, 1-track, above-ground station.Platforms...
	■Esashi Line (Local)	For Hakodate Hakodate Station is a railway station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company . It is the terminus of the Hakodate Main Line and the Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line; Hakodate Municipal Transit streetcars stop at the adjacent Hakodate Eki-mae Station....  (Departure)
5	■Esashi Line (Local)	For Hakodate Hakodate Station is a railway station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company . It is the terminus of the Hakodate Main Line and the Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line; Hakodate Municipal Transit streetcars stop at the adjacent Hakodate Eki-mae Station....

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

Adjacent stations