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is a
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
in Rankoshi, Isoya District,
Hokkaidō is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The ...
, Japan. It is operated by
JR Hokkaido The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to by its official abbreviation: . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart c ...
and has the station number "S26". The station name is sometimes transliterated on railway maps and timetables as "Kombu Station".


Lines

The station is served by the
Hakodate Main Line The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Hakodate and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines that is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawa ...
and is located 170.3 km from the start of the line at . Both local and the Rapid ''Niseko Liner'' services stop at the station.


Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track.


History

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 to was extended to link up with stretches of track further north to provide through traffic from Hakodate to . On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of
Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Hokkaido.


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1904 Niseko Station Rankoshi, Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub