Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station

Railway station in Sapporo, Japan

43°9′19.02″N 141°23′53.95″E / 43.1552833°N 141.3983194°E / 43.1552833; 141.3983194Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR HokkaidoLine(s)     Sasshō LineDistance13.6 km (8.5 mi) from SōenPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeG10Websitewww.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/barrier/042/ainosato-map.htmlHistoryOpened1 November 1986; 37 years ago (1986-11-01)Electrified1 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-01)PassengersFY20143,898 daily Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Takuhoku
towards Sapporo
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Location
Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station is located in Hokkaido
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Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station
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Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station is located in Japan
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Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station (あいの里教育大駅, Ainosato-Kyōikudai-eki) is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered G10.[1]

Lines

Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo to Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca,[3] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Sasshō Line for Sōen and Sapporo
2 ■ Sasshō Line for Ishikari-Tōbetsu and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku
  • View of the platforms in December 2004
    View of the platforms in December 2004

History

The station opened on 1 November 1986.[4] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[4]

Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 832. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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