The 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 (today ). After the Hokkaido Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station.
On October 12, 1902, the private Hokkaido Railway opened the station as an intermediate point during the first phase of its line construction when tracks were laid from to Hongō (nowadays ). Following the nationalization of the Hokkaido Railway on July 1, 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control of the station.