Tōbetsu Station (当別駅, Tōbetsu-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 G13.[1]
Tōbetsu Station 当別駅 | |
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![]() South entrance of Ishikari-Tōbetsu Station in October 2012 | |
General information | |
Location | Tōbetsu, Ishikari, Hokkaido Japan |
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Line(s) | ■ Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) |
Distance | 25.9 km from Sōen |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | G13 |
History | |
Opened | 20 November 1934 (1934-11-20) |
Passengers | |
FY2009 | 2,340 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Tōbetsu Station Location within Japan |
The name of the station has been changed from "Ishikari-Tōbetsu" to "Tōbetsu" on 12 March 2022.
Ishikari-Tōbetsu Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo to Shin-Totsukawa.
The station has one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2/3) serving a total of three tracks on the otherwise single-track section of the line east of Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station.[2] The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers [3] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Sasshō Line | for Sōen and Sapporo |
2/3 | ■ Sasshō Line | for Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku |
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Sasshō Line | ||||
Futomi (G12) | Local | Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku (G14) |
The station opened on 20 November 1934.[4]
Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.[2]
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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