Otaru Station

Otaru Station (小樽駅, Otaru-eki) is a railway station in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is numbered "S15".^[1]

S15 Otaru Station 小樽駅
The station frontage in July 2018
General information
Location	2-22-15 Inaho, Otaru City Hokkaido Prefecture Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Hakodate Main Line
Distance	252.5 km (156.9 mi) from Hakodate
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	On embankment
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	S15
History
Opened	28 June 1903; 121 years ago (1903-06-28)
Previous names	Otaru Chūō; Takashima Station Chūō Otaru (until 1920)
Passengers
FY2015	8,973 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Shioya S16 towards Hakodate Hakodate Main Line Local Minami-Otaru S14 towards Asahikawa Terminus Special Rapid Airport Minami-Otaru S14 towards New Chitose Airport Rapid Airport Shioya towards Kutchan Niseko Liner Minami-Otaru S14 towards Sapporo
Location Otaru Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Otaru Station Otaru Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Entrance hall

Platform

Parking lot and bus terminal in front of the station

Lines

Otaru Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line.

Station layout

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.

Platforms

1, 2, 4	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Sapporo for Yoichi, Kutchan and Oshamambe
5	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Sapporo

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History

Otaru Station opened on 28 June 1903.^[3] The station name was originally Otaru Chūō Station (小樽中央駅, Otaru Chūō eki). The name was changed on 15 October 1904 to Takashima Station (高島駅, Takashima eki), on 15 December 1905 to Chūō Otaru Station (中央小樽駅, Chūō Otaru eki) 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.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Otaru Park
• Otaru City Office
• Otaru University of Commerce

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
2. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
3. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 184. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
4. 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. 813. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

• JR Hokkaido

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