Otaru Station | |
| Native Name: | 小樽駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR Hokkaido |
| Address: | 2-22-15 Inaho, Otaru City |
| Borough: | Hokkaido Prefecture |
| Country: | Japan |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Structure: | On embankment |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Code: | S15 |
| Former: | Otaru Chūō; Takashima Station Chūō Otaru (until 1920) |
| Passengers: | 8,973 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2015 |
| Map Dot Label: | Otaru Station |
| Map Type: | Japan Hokkaido#Japan |
is a railway station in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is numbered "S15".[1]
Otaru Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line.
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca,[2] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Otaru Station opened on 28 June 1903.[3] The station name was originally . The name was changed on 15 October 1904 to, on 15 December 1905 to and on 15 July 1920 to the present one. From 11 June 1900 to 14 July 1920, present-day Minami-Otaru Station was called Otaru Station.