Konbu Station

Railway station in Rankoshi, Hokkaido, Japan

Preceding station		Following station
Rankoshi towards Hakodate	Hakodate Main Line	Niseko towards Asahikawa
Rapid
Rankoshi One-way operation	Niseko Liner	Niseko towards Sapporo

Location
Konbu Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Konbu Station Konbu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Konbu Station (昆布駅, Konbu-eki) is a railway station in Rankoshi, Isoya District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido and has the station number "S26". The station name is sometimes transliterated on railway maps and timetables as "Kombu Station".^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and is located 170.3 km from the start of the line at Hakodate.^[2] Both local and the Rapid Niseko Liner services stop at the station.^[3]

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 Hakodate to Neppu was extended to link up with stretches of track further north to provide through traffic from Hakodate to Otaru. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Hokkaido.^[2]^[4]

References

^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 811. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "Hakodate Main Line - Kutchan - Niseko - Rankoshi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 240. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.