Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station (北海道医療大学駅, Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku-eki) 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.
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station 北海道医療大学駅 | |
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Station entrance (May 2013) | |
General information | |
Location | Tōbetsu, Ishikari, Hokkaido Japan |
Coordinates | 43.2310°N 141.5494°E / 43.2310; 141.5494 |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) |
Distance | 28.9 km from Sōen |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | G14 |
History | |
Opened | December 1, 1981 (1981-12-01) |
Previous names | Daigakumae |
Passengers | |
2014-2018 | 2,283.8 avg daily [1] |
Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo.
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.
1 | ■ Sasshō Line | for Tōbetsu, Sōen, and Sapporo |
2 | ■ Sasshō Line | for Tōbetsu, Sōen, and Sapporo |
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Sasshō Line | ||||
Tōbetsu (G13) | Local | Terminus |
The station opened on 1 April 1982, initially named Daigakumae Station (大学前駅).[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.
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Stations of the Sasshō Line | |
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Section closed in 2020 |
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Section closed in 1972 |
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