Niseko Station | |
Native Name: | ニセコ駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR Hokkaido |
Address: | Chuodori, Niseko |
Borough: | Hokkaido Prefecture |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 42.8095°N 140.6851°W |
Line: | Hakodate Main Line |
Distance: | from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | At grade |
Code: | S25 |
Website: | Kan'i itaku ticket window |
Map Type: | Japan Hokkaido#Japan |
is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Niseko, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido and has the station number "S25".[1]
The station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and is located 179.6 km from the start of the line at . Both local and the Rapid Niseko Liner services stop at the station.[2]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade. Niseko Station is a simple consignment station, administered by Kutchan Station, and operated by Niseko association of sightseeing. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.(Kan'i itaku station)
1 | ■Hakodate Main Line | For Oshamanbe and Hakodate | |
2 | ■Hakodate Main Line | For Kutchan and Otaru |
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 . At that time, its name was . On 15 December 1905, its name was changed to . 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. On 1 April 1968, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, renamed the station to Niseko. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Hokkaido.