Sappinai Station

Sappinai Station (札比内駅, Sappinai-eki) is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Sappinai Station

札比内駅
The station building, August 2017
LocationTsukigata, Kabato, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates43.3706°N 141.7429°E / 43.3706; 141.7429
Owned by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Sasshō Line
Distance53.5km from Sōen
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Opened3 October 1935 (1935-10-03)
Closed7 May 2020 (2020-05-07) [1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013-2017)3.2 average daily [2]

Lines

Sappinai Station is served by the Sasshō Line.

Station layout

The station has a side platform serving one track. The unmanned station building is located beside the platform.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sasshō Line
Toyogaoka - Osokinai

History

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]

On December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on May 7, 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[1]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "札沼線(北海道医療大学・新十津川間)" (PDF).
  3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 833. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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