Sappinai Station
Sappinai Station (札比内駅, Sappinai-eki) was a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Sappinai Station 札比内駅 | |
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 The station building, August 2017 | |
| Location | Tsukigata, Kabato, Hokkaido Japan |
| Coordinates | 43.3706°N 141.7429°E |
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | ■ Sasshō Line |
| Distance | 53.5km from Sōen |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 October 1935 |
| Closed | 17 April 2020 [1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2013-2017 | 3.2 average daily [2] |
Lines
Sappinai Station was served by the Sasshō Line.
Station layout
The station had a side platform serving one track. The unmanned station building was located beside the platform.
History
The station opened on 3 October 1935.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]
In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on 7 May 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[4] The actual last service was on 17 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
References
- "4月のメモ帳". The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 974. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. July 2020. p. 153.
- "札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間）" (PDF).
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 833. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "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.
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