title: Hoshimi Station
text: # Hoshimi Station
  
  Hoshimi Station (ほしみ駅, Hoshimi-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Hoshimi Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line, and is numbered "S10".
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates). The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Otaru |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Sapporo, Iwamizawa, and New Chitose Airport |
  
  * The platforms in May 2017
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hakodate Main Line |||||
  | Rapid: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Zenibako (S11) | Local | Hoshioki (S09) |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 16 March 1995. Hoshi in Japanese means 'star' and mi is 'looking' in English, so Hoshimi means 'Looking at stars'. It was named after the Hoshimi Bridge, which cross the Hoshioki River.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  The station is situated near the municipality border between Sapporo and Otaru. The small port town Zenibako sits on the Otaru side and there are some factories on the border. To the south of the station, National Route 5 runs connecting Sapporo, Zenibako, and Otaru.
  
  * National Route 5 (to Hakodate)
  * National Route 337 (to Otaru)
  * Teinehoshioki Post Office
  * Nippon COMSYS (communications holding), Hokkaido Branch
  