is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

* South Hokkaido Railway Company Dōnan Isaribi Tetsudō Line (Normally ends at

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, but trains generally serve Hakodate as well) * Hakodate Main Line * Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line (Former) Hakodate Station is the terminus of the Hakodate Main Line and the former Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line; Hakodate Municipal Transit

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s 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

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The following services ended in March 2016 due to the

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's opening From Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station to Shin-Aomori Station, which is takes a similar route of the Hakuchō\Super Hakuchō. All services go through to

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, which means the two former sleeper trains had to be discontinued due to the

's opening. An extension to Sapporo is currently under construction and will be completed in fiscal 2031. *'' Hakuchō'' and ''Super Hakuchō'' limited express to Shin-Aomori *'' Cassiopeia'' and '' Hokutosei'' sleeping car limited express to

and Ueno *''

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'' sleeping car express to Sapporo and Aomori

Station layout

The station has four platforms serving eight terminating tracks. File:Hakodate Station Hokkaido Japan10n.jpg, Main entrance File:Hakodate Station Hokkaido Japan09n.jpg, Ticket gates File:Hakodate Station Hokkaido Japan16n.jpg, Passageway to tracks File:Hakodate Station Hokkaido Japan15n.jpg, Platforms

History

Hakodate station first opened on 10 December 1902. The current station building was opened on 21 June 2003. 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.

References

External links

JR Hokkaido station map
{{coord, 41.773736, 140.726398, type:landmark, display=title Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902