Kutchan Station (倶知安駅, Kutchan-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido and has the station number "S23". The station is also planned to become a station of the Hokkaido Shinkansen between Oshamambe and Shin-Otaru that is scheduled to open in 2031.
Kutchan Station 倶知安駅 | |
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![]() Kutchan Station in 2017 | |
General information | |
Location | Kita 3 Jōnishi, Kutchan-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō 044-0033 Japan |
Coordinates | 42°54′06″N 140°44′44″E |
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Line(s) | Hakodate Main Line |
Distance | 193.3 km from Hakodate |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Other information | |
Station code | S23 |
Website | Staffed - JR Hokkaido ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)[1] |
History | |
Opened | 15 October 1904 (1904-10-15) |
Location | |
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The station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and is located 193.3 km from the start of the line at Hakodate.[2] Both local and the Rapid Niseko Liner services stop at the station.[3]
2 | ■Hakodate Main Line | for Oshamambe and Hakodate |
3 | ■Hakodate Main Line | for Otaru and Sapporo |
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Hakodate Main Line | ||||
Hirafu | Rapid | Kozawa | ||
Hirafu | Local | Kozawa |
The station was opened on 15 October 1904 by the private Hokkaido Railway as an intermediate station during a phase of expansion when its track from Hakodate to Neppu was extended to link up with stretches of track further north to provide through traffic from Hakodate to Otaru. After the Hokkaido Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909 the station became part of the Hakodate Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Hokkaido.[2][4]
Stations of the Hakodate Main Line | |
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■ Hakodate to Oshamambe |
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■ Oshamambe to Sapporo |
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■ Sapporo to Asahikawa | |
Branch Line |
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Stations of the Hokkaido Shinkansen | ||
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Planned |
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