Shin-Sapporo Station (新札幌駅, Shin-Sapporo-eki) is a railway station in Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and the Sapporo Municipal Subway. The JR Hokkaido station number is "H05",[1] while the Sapporo Municipal Subway station number is "T19". The name of the Sapporo Municipal Subway station is written "新さっぽろ駅", to differentiate it from the JR Hokkaido station.

The station is the central station of Sapporo's Atsubetsu Ward [2] serving the Shin-Sapporo subcenter of Sapporo. All passenger trains, including limited express and Airport Rapid services, stop at the station.

Lines and trains

The following JR Hokkaido lines and trains terminate or pass through Shin-Sapporo station:

Station layout

JR Hokkaido

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

Platforms

1 ■ Chitose Line for New Chitose Airport, Tomakomai, Higashi-Muroran, Hakodate and Obihiro
2 ■ Chitose Line for Sapporo, Teine and Otaru

Tōzai Line

The Sapporo Municipal Subway station consists of one island platform between two tracks on the second basement level, located east of the JR Hokkaido station.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōzai Line for Miyanosawa
2 ■ Tōzai Line for Miyanosawa

Adjacent stations

JR Hokkaido

Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Kami-Nopporo
towards Numanohata or New Chitose Airport
 Chitose Line
Local
 Heiwa
towards Sapporo
Kitahiroshima
towards New Chitose Airport
 Rapid Airport Shiroishi
towards Otaru
Minami-Chitose
towards New Chitose Airport
 Special Rapid Airport Sapporo
Terminus
Limited Express services
Minami-Chitose
towards Hakodate
 Hokuto Sapporo
Terminus
Sapporo
Terminus
 Ōzora Minami-Chitose
towards Kushiro
Tokachi Minami-Chitose
towards Obihiro
Chitose
towards Higashi-Muroran
 Suzuran Sapporo
Terminus

History

The JR Hokkaido station (formerly JNR) opened on 9 September 1973. The subway station opened on 21 March 1982.[4]

Surrounding area

  • National Route 12
  • Sapporo Atsubetsu Ward Office
  • Atsubetsu Ward Gymnasium
  • Atsubetsu Shin-Sapporo Police Station
  • Atsubetsu Postal Office
  • Bus Station Shin-Sapporo
  • Sapporo Science Center
  • Sunpiazza Shopping Center
  • Sunpiazza Aquarium
  • Hotel Emisia Sapporo
  • Docon

Gallery

  • Ticket gates (September 2021)
    Ticket gates (September 2021)
  • Subway ticket gates
    Subway ticket gates
  • Station signboard
    Station signboard
  • Platforms 1 and 2 of the Chitose Line platforms
    Platforms 1 and 2 of the Chitose Line platforms

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. ^ "Hokkaido Shimbun Press - Shin Sapporo station (Japanese only)". 2015-10-18. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  3. ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. ^ "地下鉄（高速電車）の概要" [Overview of the subway (high-speed train)]. city.sapporo.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

External links

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