Sōen Station
Sōen Station 桑園駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sōen Station, August 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Nishi 15-chōme, Kita-11-jō, Chūō, Sapporo, Hokkaido （札幌市中央区北11条西15丁目） Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°04′15″N 141°19′55″E / 43.07077597°N 141.3318292°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 284.7 km (176.9 mi) from Hakodate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | S02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2009 | 8,830 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Lines
[edit]Sōen Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and also the Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line) from Sapporo.
Station layout
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- JR Hokkaido Head Office
- JR Freight Hokkaido branch
- Sapporo City Hospital
- Sapporo Racecourse
- Sapporo City University
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "JR HOKKAIDO Railway Lines in Sapporo Area" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sōen Station.
- Station information and map (in Japanese)