Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station Explained

Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station
Native Name:あいの里教育大駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Hokkaido
Address:Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Country:Japan
Coordinates:43.1553°N 141.3983°W
Distance: from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed
Code:G10
Passengers:3,898 daily
Pass Year:FY2014
Map Type:Japan Hokkaido#Japan

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 to .

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

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 .[2]

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map. 2016-11-26. Hokkaido Railway Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207145544/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ttable/route_map.pdf. 7 December 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Nomura. Yukihiro. 札沼線電化事業の概要. Outline of Sasshō Line Electrification Project. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 41. 340. 4–9. Kōtsū Shimbun . Japan . August 2012.
  3. Web site: Service Range Kitaca. 2016-11-25. JR Hokkaido. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119183456/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/kitaca/p02.html. 19 November 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 832. 4-533-02980-9.