Tōbetsu Station

Tōbetsu Station

当別駅
South entrance of Ishikari-Tōbetsu Station in October 2012
General information
LocationTōbetsu, Ishikari, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sasshō Line
Distance25.9 km (16.1 mi) from Sōen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeG13
History
Opened20 November 1934; 89 years ago (1934-11-20)
Passengers
FY20092,340 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Futomi
towards Sapporo
Sasshō Line Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku
Terminus
Location
Tōbetsu Station is located in Hokkaido
Tōbetsu Station
Tōbetsu Station
Location within Hokkaido
Tōbetsu Station is located in Japan
Tōbetsu Station
Tōbetsu Station
Tōbetsu Station (Japan)

Tōbetsu Station (当別駅, Tōbetsu-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 G13.[1]

The name of the station has been changed from "Ishikari-Tōbetsu" to "Tōbetsu" on 12 March 2022.

Lines

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Ishikari-Tōbetsu Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo to Shin-Totsukawa.

Station layout

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The north entrance of Ishikari-Tōbetsu Station in October 2012

The station has one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2/3) serving a total of three 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] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Sasshō Line for Sōen and Sapporo
2/3  Sasshō Line for Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku


History

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The station opened on 20 November 1934.[4]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  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 19 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ 石狩当別駅バリアフリー情報 [Ishikari-Tōbetsu accessibility information] (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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43°13′19″N 141°30′53″E / 43.2220°N 141.5147°E / 43.2220; 141.5147