Hakodate Station
Hakodate Station (函館駅, Hakodate-eki) is a railway station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). 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.
Lines
- Esashi Line (formally stops at Goryōkaku, but trains generally serve Hakodate as well)
- Hakodate Main Line
- Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line
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Main entrance -
Ticket gates -
Passageway to Tracks -
Platforms
Trains
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
- Cassiopeia and Hokutosei sleeping car limited express to Sapporo and Ueno
- Hamanasu sleeping car express to Sapporo and Aomori
Layout
The station has four platforms serving eight tracks.
| 1 to 4 | ■Hakodate Main Line | Local services for Nanae, Ōnuma, Mori and Oshamanbe |
| ■Esashi Line | Local services for Kamiiso, Kikonai and Esashi | |
| 5 to 8 | ■Hokuto limited express | For Oshamanbe, Higashi-Muroran and Sapporo |
| ■Hakucho limited express | For Shin-Aomori | |
| ■Hokutosei limited express | For Sendai and Ueno |
History
Hakodate station first opened on 10 December 1902.
The current station building was opened on 21 June 2003.
See also
Media related to Hakodate Station at Wikimedia Commons