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
Station entrance (May 2013)
General information
LocationTōbetsu, Ishikari District
Hokkaido Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates43.2310°N 141.5494°E / 43.2310; 141.5494
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sasshō Line
Distance28.9 km (18.0 mi) from Sōen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeG14
History
Opened1 December 1981 (1981-12-01)
Previous namesDaigakumae
Passengers
2014-20182,283.8 avg daily [1]
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Tōbetsu
towards Sapporo
Sasshō Line Terminus
Former Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Tōbetsu
towards Sapporo
Sasshō Line
Former
Ishikari-Kanazawa
Location
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station is located in Hokkaido
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station
Location within Hokkaido
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station is located in Japan
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station
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.

Platforms

1  Sasshō Line for Tōbetsu, Sōen, and Sapporo
2  Sasshō Line for Tōbetsu, Sōen, and Sapporo


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

References

  1. "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.
  2. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. 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.
  4. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
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