Sōen Station (桑園駅, Sōen-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered S02.[1]
Sōen Station 桑園駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sōen Station, August 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Nishi 15-chōme, Kita-11-jō, Chūō, Sapporo, Hokkaido （札幌市中央区北11条西15丁目） Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°04′15″N 141°19′55″E / 43.07077597°N 141.3318292°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 284.7 km (176.9 mi) from Hakodate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | S02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2009 | 8,830 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Sōen Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and also the Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line) from Sapporo.
Station layout edit
The elevated station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca,[2] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Teine, Otaru |
| 2 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Sapporo, Iwamizawa and New Chitose Airport |
| 3 | ■ Gakuentoshi Line (Sasshō Line) | for Ainosato-Kyōikudai and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku |
| 4 | ■ Gakuentoshi Line (Sasshō Line) | for Sapporo |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hakodate Main Line | ||||
| Kotoni (S03) | Local | Sapporo (01) | ||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station[3] | ||||
| Semi-Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sasshō Line | ||||
| Hachiken (G03) | Local | Sapporo (01) | ||
History edit
The station opened on 1 June 1924.[4]
Electric services commenced on the Sasshō Line from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.[5]
Surrounding area edit
- JR Hokkaido Head Office
- JR Freight Hokkaido branch
- Sapporo City Hospital
- Sapporo Racecourse
- Sapporo City University
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "JR HOKKAIDO Railway Lines in Sapporo Area" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ 桑園駅バリアフリー情報 [Sōen Station accessibility information] (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Nomura, Yukihiro (August 2012). "札沼線電化事業の概要" [Outline of Sasshō Line Electrification Project]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 340. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 4–9.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sōen Station.
- Station information and map (in Japanese)