Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station (北海道医療大学駅, Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku-eki) is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered G14[2] and serves the Tōbetsu Campus of the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido (HSUH). Since the closure of the railway between Shin-Totsukawa and this station on May 7, 2020, it has been the northern terminus of the line.
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station 北海道医療大学駅 | |||||||||||||
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 Station entrance (May 2013) | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Tōbetsu, Ishikari District Hokkaido Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43.2310°N 141.5494°E | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sasshō Line | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 28.9 km (18.0 mi) from Sōen | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||
| Station code | G14 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Daigakumae | ||||||||||||
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| 2014-2018 | 2,283.8 avg daily [1] | ||||||||||||
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  Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station Location within Hokkaido  Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||
Lines
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo.
Station layout
The station has two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms can serve 6-car electrified trains. Platform 1 is the only track connected to the non-electrified single-track former section of the line towards Shin-Totsukawa; Platform 2 is a bay platform opened on 1 December 1995, serving the electrified line towards Sapporo.[3] After the closure of the non-electrified section, both platforms serve trains towards Sapporo. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates).[4] An overpass directly connects the HSUH to the station. The station is unattended and managed from Tōbetsu.
History
The station opened on 1 April 1982, initially named Daigakumae Station (大学前駅).[5]
Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and this station.[3]
In December 2018, it was announced that the station would become the terminus station of the Sasshō Line as a result of the closure of the non-electrified section of the line in May 2020.[6] Services ceased from 18 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis; the line was officially closed on 7 May 2020 as planned.
Surrounding area
- Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, after which the station is named
- National Route 275
References
- "札沼線（北海道医療大学・新十津川間）" (PDF). 2019-10-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- Nomura, Yukihiro (August 2012). "札沼線電化事業の概要" [Outline of Sasshō Line Electrification Project]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 340. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 4–9.
- "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 187. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- "JR札沼線、北海道医療大学－新十津川間が廃止へ 2020年5月、地元と合意". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-07.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)