Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station

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] It is the northern end of the line.

Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station 北海道医療大学駅
Station entrance (May 2013)
Location	Tōbetsu, Ishikari, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	43.2310°N 141.5494°E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
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
Previous names	Daigakumae
Passengers
2014-2018	2,283.8 avg daily [1]

Lines

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

Station layout

The station has two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. One platform serves the non-electrified single-track section of the line towards Shin-Totsukawa station. The other platform is a bay platform, and is where electrified trains terminate.[3] The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates).[4] An overpass directly connects the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido to the station. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Sasshō Line	for Ishikari-Tōbetsu, Urausu, and Shin-Totsukawa
2	■ Sasshō Line	for Sōen and Sapporo

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sasshō Line
Ishikari-Tōbetsu (G13)		Local	Terminus

History

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]

On December 2018, it was announced that the station would become the terminus station of the Sasshō Line, due to the closure of the non-electrified section of the line. Finally, that section was closed in 17th April 2020. [6]

Surrounding area

• Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, after which the station is named
• National Route 275

References

1. "札沼線（北海道医療大学・新十津川間）" (PDF). 2019-10-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
2. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
3. 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.
4. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
5. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 187. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
6. "JR札沼線、北海道医療大学－新十津川間が廃止へ 2020年5月、地元と合意". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-07.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)