Yurigahara Station Explained

Yurigahara Station
Native Name:	百合が原駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR Hokkaido
Address:	Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Distance:	from
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Structure:	At grade
Status:	Unstaffed
Code:	G07
Passengers:	760 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 G07.^[1]

Lines

Yurigahara Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from to .

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a passenger footbridge.^[2] The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers.^[3] The station is unattended.

History

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

Surrounding area

• National Route 231 (to Rumoi)
• Yurigahara Park
• Taihei Yurigahara Community Center
• Kita Police Station, Taihei
• Sapporo Taihei Post Office
• Akatsuki Transportation Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map. 26 November 2016. Hokkaido Railway Company. 7 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207145544/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ttable/route_map.pdf. dead.
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. 26 November 2016. JR Hokkaido. 19 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119183456/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/kitaca/p02.html. dead.