Sōen Station

Railway station in Sapporo, Japan
Distance284.7 km (176.9 mi) from HakodatePlatforms2 island platformsTracks4ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stopOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeS02HistoryOpened1924PassengersFY20098,830 daily Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Local
Kotoni
towards Hakodate
 Hakodate Main Line Sapporo
towards Asahikawa
Rapid
Terminus Sasshō Line Hachiken
Other services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Rapid
     Rapid Airport does not stop here
     Niseko Liner does not stop here

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]

Lines

Sōen Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and also the Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line) from Sapporo.

Station layout

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

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

« Service »
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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. ^ "JR HOKKAIDO Railway Lines in Sapporo Area" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
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