Yurigahara Station

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Yurigahara Station

百合が原駅
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General information
Location Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR logo (hokkaido).svg JR Hokkaido
Line(s)      Sasshō Line
Distance8.6 km (5.3 mi) from Sōen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeG07
History
Opened28 June 1986;36 years ago (1986-06-28)
Passengers
FY2014760 daily
Services
Preceding station JR logo (hokkaido).svg JR Hokkaido Following station
Taihei
towards Sapporo
Sasshō Line Shinoro
towards Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku
Location
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Yurigahara Station
Location within Hokkaido
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Yurigahara Station
Yurigahara Station (Japan)

Yurigahara Station (百合が原駅, Yurigahara-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 G07. [1]

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Lines

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

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a passenger footbridge. [2] The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers. [3] The station is unattended.

History

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

Surrounding area

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 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. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

Coordinates: 43°07′53″N141°21′38″E / 43.1314°N 141.3605°E / 43.1314; 141.3605

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