Sappinai Station
Sappinai Station | |
|---|---|
 The station building, August 2017 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Tsukigata, Kabato, Hokkaido Japan |
| Coordinates | 43°22′14″N 141°44′34″E / 43.3706°N 141.7429°E |
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | ■ Sasshō Line |
| Distance | 53.5km from Sōen |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 October 1935 |
| Closed | 17 April 2020 [1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2013-2017 | 3.2 average daily [2] |
Sappinai Station (
Lines[edit]
Sappinai Station was served by the Sasshō Line.
Station layout[edit]
The station had a side platform serving one track. The unmanned station building was located beside the platform.
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasshō Line | ||||
| Toyogaoka | - | Osokinai | ||
History[edit]
The station opened on 3 October 1935.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]
In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on 7 May 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[4] The actual last service was on 17 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "4
月 のメモ帳 ". The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). No. 974. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. July 2020. p. 153. - ^ "
札沼線 (北海道 医療大 学 ・新十津川 間 ）" (PDF). - ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998).
停車場 変遷 大 辞典 国鉄 ・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 833. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. - ^ "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.
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