Ainosato-kōen Station

Ainosato-kōen Station

あいの里公園駅
Ainosato-kōen Station in December 2004
General information
LocationKita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates43°09′41″N 141°24′49″E / 43.1613°N 141.4135°E / 43.1613; 141.4135
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sasshō Line
Distance15.1 km (9.4 mi) from Sōen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeG11
History
Opened1 July 1958; 66 years ago (1958-07-01)
Passengers
FY20141,718 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Ainosato-Kyōikudai
towards Sapporo
 Sasshō Line ROYCE' Town
towards Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku
Location
Ainosato-kōen Station is located in Hokkaido
Ainosato-kōen Station
Ainosato-kōen Station
Location within Hokkaido
Ainosato-kōen Station is located in Japan
Ainosato-kōen Station
Ainosato-kōen Station
Ainosato-kōen Station (Japan)

Ainosato-kōen Station (あいの里公園駅, Ainosato-kōen-eki) 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 G11.[1]

Lines

Ainosato-kōen Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo to Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two 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] The station is unattended.

History

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

See also

References

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  1. ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-26.