Hakodate Station
Hakodate Station 函館駅 | |
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| Location |
Hakodate, Hokkaido Japan |
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | Hakodate Main Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | H75 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
Hakodate Station (函館駅 Hakodate-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Lines
- Esashi Line (formally ends at Goryōkaku, but trains generally serve Hakodate as well)
- Hakodate Main Line
- Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line
Hakodate Station 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.
Train services
In addition to local services, the following long-distance trains serve Hakodate Station.
- Hokuto and Super Hokuto limited express to Sapporo
- Hakuchō and Super Hakuchō limited express to Shin-Aomori (no more service since 21 March 2016)
- Cassiopeia and Hokutosei sleeping car limited express to Sapporo and Ueno
- Hamanasu sleeping car express to Sapporo and Aomori
Station layout
The station has four platforms serving eight terminating tracks.
| 1-4 | ■Hakodate Main Line | Local services for Nanae, Ōnuma, Mori and Oshamanbe |
| ■Esashi Line | Local services for Kamiiso and Kikonai | |
| 5-8 | ■Hokuto limited express | For Oshamanbe, Higashi-Muroran and Sapporo |
| ■Hakucho limited express | For Shin-Aomori | |
| ■Hokutosei limited express | For Sendai and Ueno |
Main entrance
Ticket gates
Passageway to tracks
Platforms
History
Hakodate station first opened on 10 December 1902.
The current station building was opened on 21 June 2003.
Future plans
Shinkansen services stop at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station, approximately 18 km away from Hakodate Station since 26 March 2016, the day the Shinkansen station opened. "Relay" shuttle services (Hakodate liner) using three-car 733 series electric trains operate between Hakodate and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station.[1]
References
- ↑ ＪＲ、地元・函館の要望に消極的 リレー列車３両／観光型車両は導入せず [JR to run 3-car relay trains, unresponsive to local wishes, with no plans for tourist trains]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hakodate Station. |
- JR Hokkaido station map (Japanese)
Coordinates: 41°46′25″N 140°43′35″E / 41.773736°N 140.726398°E