is a railway station on the

Sasshō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), which connects in Sapporo and in Tōbetu, Ishikari District. Its name is made up of two characters from and , the latter of which was the terminus of the l ...

in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the

Hokkaido Railway Company The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviation of . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a sm ...

(JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered G14 and serves the Tōbetsu Campus of the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido (HSUH). Since the closure of the railway between Shin-Totsukawa and this station on May 7, 2020, it has been the northern terminus of the line.

Lines

Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku Station is served by the

(Gakuen Toshi Line) from .

Station layout

The station has two staggered

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serving two tracks. Both platforms can serve 6-car electrified trains. Platform 1 is the only track connected to the non-electrified single-track former section of the line towards Shin-Totsukawa; Platform 2 is a

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opened on 1 December 1995, serving the electrified line towards Sapporo. After the closure of the non-electrified section, both platforms serve trains towards Sapporo. The station has automated ticket machines and

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card readers (not equipped with regular ticket gates). An overpass directly connects the HSUH to the station. The station is unattended and managed from Tōbetsu.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 April 1982, initially named . Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and this station. In December 2018, it was announced that the station would become the terminus station of the Sasshō Line as a result of the closure of the non-electrified section of the line in May 2020. Services ceased from 18 April 2020 due to the

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; the line was officially closed on 7 May 2020 as planned.

Surrounding area

* Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, after which the station is named * National Route 275

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hokkaido-Iryodaigaku Station Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1982 Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company