Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station Explained

Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station
Native Name:北海道医療大学駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Hokkaido
Address:Tōbetsu, Ishikari District
Borough:Hokkaido Prefecture
Country:Japan
Distance: from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Code:G14
Former:Daigakumae
Passengers:2,283.8 avg daily [1]
Pass Year:2014-2018
Map Type:Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Other Services Header:Former Services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered G14[2] and serves the Tōbetsu Campus of the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido (HSUH). Since the closure of the railway between Shin-Totsukawa and this station on May 7, 2020, it has been the northern terminus of the line.

Lines

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

Station layout

The station has two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms can serve 6-car electrified trains. Platform 1 is the only track connected to the non-electrified single-track former section of the line towards Shin-Totsukawa; Platform 2 is a bay platform opened on 1 December 1995, serving the electrified line towards Sapporo.[3] After the closure of the non-electrified section, both platforms serve trains towards Sapporo. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates).[4] An overpass directly connects the HSUH to the station. The station is unattended and managed from Tōbetsu.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 April 1982, initially named .[5]

Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and this station.[3]

In December 2018, it was announced that the station would become the terminus station of the Sasshō Line as a result of the closure of the non-electrified section of the line in May 2020.[6] Services ceased from 18 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis; the line was officially closed on 7 May 2020 as planned.

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間). https://web.archive.org/web/20191018074453/http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/corporate/region/pdf/senku/01.pdf. dead. 2019-10-18. 2019-10-18. 2020-02-05.
  2. 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. 2016-12-07. dead.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Service Range Kitaca. 2016-11-26. JR Hokkaido. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119183456/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/kitaca/p02.html. 2016-11-19. dead.
  5. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 187. 4-533-00503-9.
  6. Web site: 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. ja. 2019-06-07.