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] It is the northern end of the line.

Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station

北海道医療大学駅
Station entrance (May 2013)
LocationTōbetsu, Ishikari, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates43.2310°N 141.5494°E / 43.2310; 141.5494
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)■ Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line)
Distance28.9 km from Sōen
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeG14
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1981 (1981-12-01)
Previous namesDaigakumae
Passengers
2014-20182,283.8 avg daily [1]

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. One platform serves the non-electrified single-track section of the line towards Shin-Totsukawa station. The other platform is a bay platform, and is where electrified trains terminate.[3] The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates).[4] An overpass directly connects the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido to the station. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Sasshō Line for Ishikari-Tōbetsu, Urausu, and Shin-Totsukawa
2 ■ Sasshō Line for Sōen and Sapporo

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Sasshō Line
Ishikari-Tōbetsu (G13) Local Terminus

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]

On December 2018, it was announced that the station would become the terminus station of the Sasshō Line, due to the closure of the non-electrified section of the line. Finally, that section was closed in 17th April 2020. [6]

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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