Sōen Station

Sōen Station (桑園駅, Sōen-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered S02.[1]

Sōen Station

桑園駅
Sōen Station, April 2009
LocationNishi 15-chōme, Kita-11-jō, Chūō, Sapporo, Hokkaido
（札幌市中央区北11条西15丁目）
Japan
Coordinates
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance284.7 km from Hakodate
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeS02
History
Opened1924
Passengers
FY20098,830 daily

Lines

Sōen Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and also the Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line) from Sapporo.

Station layout

The elevated station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca,[2] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Teine, Otaru
2 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Sapporo, Iwamizawa and New Chitose Airport
3 ■ Gakuentoshi Line (Sasshō Line) for Ainosato-Kyōikudai and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku
4 ■ Gakuentoshi Line (Sasshō Line) for Sapporo

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Kotoni (S03) Local Sapporo (01)
Rapid: Does not stop at this station[3]
Semi-Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Sasshō Line
Hachiken (G03) Local Sapporo (01)

History

The station opened on 1 June 1924.[4]

Electric services commenced on the Sasshō Line from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. "JR HOKKAIDO Railway Lines in Sapporo Area" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. 桑園駅バリアフリー情報 [Sōen Station accessibility information] (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  5. 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.
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