Sōen Station
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Sōen Station 桑園駅 | |
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| Sōen Station, April 2009 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (See other stations in Hokkaido) |
| City | Sapporo |
| Ward | Chūō |
| Neighborhood etc. | Nishi 15-chōme, Kita-11-jō |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 43°04′15″N 141°19′55″E / 43.07077597°N 141.3318292°E |
| Postal code | 060-0011 |
| (in Japanese) | 札幌市中央区北十一条西15丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1924 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | S02 |
| Operator(s) | JR Hokkaido |
| Line(s) | Hakodate Main Line Sasshō Line |
| Statistics | 8,830 passengers/day (FY2009) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
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.
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.
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 | Local | Sapporo | ||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Sectional Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Sasshō Line | ||||
| Sapporo | Local | Hachiken | ||
History
The station opened on 1 June 1924.[1]
Electric services commenced on the Sasshō Line from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.[2]
Surrounding area
- JR Hokkaido Head Office
- JR Freight Hokkaido branch
- Sapporo Racecourse
- Sapporo City University
See also
References
- ↑ "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 (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 41 (340): p.4–9.
External links
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- Station information and map (Japanese)
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