Nanae StationNanae Station is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Hakodate Main Line. It is located in Nanae, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido, and it has the station number "H71".LinesThe station is served by the Hakodate Main Line, and is located 13.8 km from the start of the line at. Both local and the Rapid Hakodate Liner services stop at the station.Station layoutThe station consists of a side, as well as an island platform serving three tracks.HistoryThe station was opened on 12 October 1902 by the private Hokkaido Railway as an intermediate station during the first phase of construction of its line when track was laid from to Hongō. After the Hokkaido Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909 the station became part of the Hakodate Main Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of JGR, control of the station passed to JR Hokkaido.