The station opened on 10 December 1902, named . It was renamed
Oshima-Ono on 1 April 1942. "Relay" shuttle services using three-car
733 series electric trains operate to and from the centrally located
Hakodate Station (approximately 18 km away). The rebuilt station features large windows and white support pillars modeled after poplar trees near the local Trappist monastery. Ticket vending machines are located on the second floor of the structure. The inside uses a large number of locally sourced cedar lumber and Hokkaido bricks. Since the construction of the new station, the immediate surrounding areas have been redeveloped significantly with new roads, homes and businesses. The Hokkaido Shinkansen, connecting Honshu, Japan's main island, to the northern island of Hokkaido commenced service on 26 March 2016. Due to the line's extension to Sapporo (under construction), the Oshima-Ōno Station at Hokuto, Hokkaido, has been upgraded into the "New Hakodate-Hokuto Station," and received a bronze
Fist of the North Star statue. ==Future==