ROYCE' Town Station explained

ROYCE' Town Station
Native Name:ロイズタウン駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Hokkaido
Address:1225-9 Tōbetsubuto, Tōbetsu, Ishikari District
Borough:Hokkaido Prefecture
Country:Japan
Distance: from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Code:G11-1
Website:https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/
Map Type:Japan Hokkaido#Japan

is an infill railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Planning

The idea of building the station came about when the town of Tōbetsu and Royce', a chocolate manufacturing company, submitted a joint petition to JR Hokkaido, seeking to establish a new infill station.[1] The station was planned to improve convenience for visitors to Royce's Futomi factory, which is located along the Sasshō Line, as well as to attract private investments to develop housing sites and visitor facilities in the area surrounding the station.[2] Royce' paid ¥930 million for the construction of the station building and platform,[3] [4] while the town of Tōbetsu would build the station square at an estimated cost of ¥546 million.[1] [5]

Construction

Construction of the station began in the spring of 2021, and the station itself opened on 12 March 2022.[6] While most trains stop at the station, a minority of trains are timetabled to skip the station. Following the opening of the station, approximately 500 people were expected to use the station daily, according to JR Hokkaido.[7] Construction of the station square started later in June 2021; while the station square was originally meant to open in tandem with the railway station, a geological survey revealed that the site was on soft ground.[8] Thus, the opening of the station square was delayed, and is expected to be completed in March 2023.[5] [8]

Station structure

The station consists of a station building as well as a single side platform.[6] The exterior of the station building is painted blue, derived from the brand colour of Royce',[9] while the interior is made of birch, a tree found in the town of Tōbetsu.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: ＪＲ北の在来線、２０年ぶり新駅は「請願駅」…整備費を菓子会社「ロイズ」と町が負担 : 社会 : ニュース . 24 March 2022 . 読売新聞オンライン . 14 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414011056/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20201014-OYT1T50178/ . 14 April 2021 . ja . live.
  2. News: 札沼線あいの里公園―石狩太美間　新駅協議開始　当別町とロイズがＪＲと . 24 March 2022 . 7 March 2020 . https://archive.today/20200307023628/https://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/400094 . 7 March 2020 . ja . dead.
  3. News: 当別の新駅名は「ロイズタウン」 ＪＲ北海道、２２年４月にも設置：北海道新聞 どうしん電子版 . 24 March 2022 . 北海道新聞 どうしん電子版 . 13 April 2021 . https://archive.today/20210414000748/https://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/532729/ . 14 April 2021 . ja.
  4. News: 駅前広場整備に５．５億円　札沼線新駅　６月にも着工 . 24 March 2022 . 27 January 2021 . https://archive.today/20210128152038/https://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/505350 . 28 January 2021 . ja.
  5. News: ＪＲ札沼線の新駅駅前広場整備に5.5億円を見込む 当別町 - 北海道建設新聞社 - e-kensin . 24 March 2022 . 北海道建設新聞社 - e-kensin - 北海道を代表する建設業界紙のWeb版。北海道の公共工事や入札、公告、建設、建築、指名停止、経審、総合評価に関する情報やニュースを毎日配信。 . 20 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301164402/https://e-kensin.net/news/133891.html . 1 March 2021 . ja.
  6. Web site: 札沼線の駅（当別町内）に関するお知らせ . . 24 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121083905/https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/CM/Info/press/pdf/210414_KO_royce.pdf . 21 January 2022 . ja . 14 April 2021 . live.
  7. News: Mainichi Shimbun . Mainichi Shimbun . JR札沼線の新駅名は「ロイズタウン駅」に 22年開業予定 . 24 March 2022 . 毎日新聞 . The Mainichi Newspapers Co. . 14 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414153536/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210414/k00/00m/020/308000c . 14 April 2021 . ja . live.
  8. News: 完成時期23年3月に ＪＲ札沼線新駅前広場 - 北海道建設新聞社 - e-kensin . 24 March 2022 . 北海道建設新聞社 - e-kensin - 北海道を代表する建設業界紙のWeb版。北海道の公共工事や入札、公告、建設、建築、指名停止、経審、総合評価に関する情報やニュースを毎日配信。 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101075110/https://e-kensin.net/news/131992.html . 1 November 2020 . ja . live.
  9. News: 20年ぶりの新駅名公表　「ロイズタウン駅」に . 24 March 2022 . 14 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414140113/https://www.htb.co.jp/news/archives_11173.html . 14 April 2021 . ja.
  10. News: 定住、交流人口増の起爆剤に ロイズタウン駅１２日開業 「当別の木」で駅舎に温かみ：北海道新聞 どうしん電子版 . 24 March 2022 . 北海道新聞 どうしん電子版 . 11 March 2022 . https://archive.today/20220312014214/https://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/655507/ . 12 March 2022 . ja . live.

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