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Otaru Station

Railway station in Hokkaido, Japan

Field	Value
name
Otaru Station
native_name	小樽駅
native_name_lang	ja
style	JR Hokkaido
image	Otaru Station, Otaru, Hokkaido on July 19th, 2018.jpg
caption	The station frontage in July 2018
address	2-22-15 Inaho, Otaru City
borough	Hokkaido Prefecture
country	Japan
operator
line
distance	252.5 km from
platforms	2 island platforms
tracks	4
structure	On embankment
status	Staffed
code	S15
opened
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
services	{{Adjstn	system=JR Hokkaido	line=Hakodate	note-mid=
left	Shioya	right=Minami-Otaru	note-left1=	note-right1=
line2	Special Rapid Airport	right2=Minami-Otaru	to-left2=Otaru	to-right2=New Chitose Airport	note-right2=
line3	ra	right3=Minami-Otaru	to-left3=Otaru	to-right3=New Chitose Airport	note-right3=
line5	Niseko Liner	left5=Shioya	right5=Minami-Otaru	note-right5=

Otaru Station Chūō Otaru (until 1920)

Parking lot and bus terminal in front of the station

Otaru Station is a railway station in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is numbered "S15".

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, and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

JR Hakodate-Main-Line Otaru Station Platform (Overall).jpg JR Hakodate-Main-Line Otaru Station Platform 1・2.jpg

History

Otaru Station opened on 28 June 1903. The station name was originally Otaru Chūō Station. The name was changed on 15 October 1904 to Takashima Station, on 15 December 1905 to Chūō Otaru Station 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.

Surrounding area

Otaru Park
Otaru City Office
Otaru University of Commerce

References

"JR Hokkaido Route Map". Hokkaido Railway Company.
"Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido.
Japanese National Railways. (1985)
{{Teishajo. II. 813

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