Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station

Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station (あいの里教育大駅, Ainosato-Kyōikudai-eki) is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered G10.[1]

Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station

あいの里教育大駅
The south entrance in October 2012
General information
LocationKita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates43°9′19.02″N 141°23′53.95″E / 43.1552833°N 141.3983194°E / 43.1552833; 141.3983194
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Sasshō Line
Distance13.6 km (8.5 mi) from Sōen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeG10
Websitewww.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/barrier/042/ainosato-map.html
History
Opened1 November 1986; 38 years ago (1986-11-01)
Electrified1 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-01)
Passengers
FY20143,898 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Takuhoku
towards Sapporo
Sasshō Line Ainosato-kōen
Location
Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station is located in Hokkaido
Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station
Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station
Location within Hokkaido
Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station is located in Japan
Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station
Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station
Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station (Japan)

Lines

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

Station layout

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The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca,[3] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Sasshō Line for Sōen and Sapporo
2  Sasshō Line for Ishikari-Tōbetsu and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku

History

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The station opened on 1 November 1986.[4] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[4]

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

Surrounding area

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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. ^ 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. 832. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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