title: Kunebetsu Station
text: # Kunebetsu Station
  
  Kunebetsu Station (久根別駅, Kunebetsu-eki) is a railway station on the South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by South Hokkaido Railway Company.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kunebetsu Station is served by the 37.8 km South Hokkaido Railway Line between Goryōkaku and Kikonai.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Hokkaido Railway |||||
  | Higashi-Kunebetsu | Higashi-Kunebetsu | Local | Kiyokawaguchi | Kiyokawaguchi |
  
  ## History
  
  Kunebetsu Station on the Esashi Line opened on 15 September 1913. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
  
  Operations on the Esashi Line were transferred from JR Hokkaido to South Hokkaido Railway Company when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened on 26 March 2016.
  
  