Sapporo Station

札幌駅
The south side of Sapporo Station in October 2009
Japanese name
Shinjitai札幌駅
Kyūjitai札幌驛
Hiraganaさっぽろえき
General information
LocationChūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Platforms3 island platforms, 2 side platforms
Tracks10
ConnectionsThe logo of the Sapporo Municipal Subway. Sapporo Subway Station
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code01
History
Opened28 November 1880 (1880-11-28)
Passengers
FY201595,288 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Under Construction
Shin-Otaru
towards Shin-Aomori
 Hokkaido Shinkansen
Opens in 2031
 Terminus
Location
Sapporo Station is located in Hokkaido
Sapporo Station
Sapporo Station
Location within Hokkaido
Sapporo Station is located in Japan
Sapporo Station
Sapporo Station
Sapporo Station (Japan)

Sapporo Station (札幌駅, Sapporo-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), and is also connected to the Subway Sapporo Station.

Sapporo Station is the starting point and terminus for most limited express services operated by JR Hokkaido. It also has the tallest building (JR Tower) in Hokkaido. Sapporo station is developing into a commercial center as large as Ōdōri Park and Susukino.

Lines and trains

The following JR Hokkaido lines and trains pass through or terminate at Sapporo Station:

■■ Hakodate Main Line

     Chitose Line

     Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line)

Layout

Sapporo Station consists of five platforms that are raised above street level. These raised platforms serve 10 tracks which run in an east–west direction. Two concourses run north–south below the platforms. It has a commercial facility called Paseo under the ground and JR Tower on the south side of the station. The station is also planned to become a new high-rise building and a terminal station of the Hokkaido Shinkansen that is scheduled to open in Spring 2031.

On 16 October, 2022, due to construction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension to Sapporo, Platform 11 opened for passengers while Platform 1 was discontinued.[2] The new platform can accommodate trains up to six cars long.

Platforms

2-4 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Teine and Otaru
5-8 ■ Chitose Line for Minami-Chitose, New Chitose Airport and Tomakomai
9-10 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Ebetsu, Iwamizawa and Asahikawa
11 ■ Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) for Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku

Adjacent stations

Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Local
Naebo
towards Numanohata or New Chitose Airport
 Chitose Line
Local
 Terminus
Sōen
towards Hakodate
 Hakodate Main Line
Local
 Naebo
towards Asahikawa
Terminus Sasshō Line
Local
 Sōen
towards Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku
Rapid
Shiroishi
towards New Chitose Airport
 Rapid Airport Sōen
towards Otaru
Shin-Sapporo
towards New Chitose Airport
 Special Rapid Airport Terminus
Kotoni
towards Kutchan
 Niseko Liner
Limited Express
Shin-Sapporo
towards Hakodate
 Hokuto Terminus
Terminus Ōzora Shin-Sapporo
towards Kushiro
Shin-Sapporo
towards Higashi-Muroran
 Suzuran Terminus
Terminus Tokachi Shin-Sapporo
towards Obihiro
Lilac Iwamizawa
towards Asahikawa
Sōya Iwamizawa
towards Wakkanai
Okhotsk Iwamizawa
towards Abashiri
Kamui Iwamizawa
towards Asahikawa

History

A reduced-size replica of Sapporo Station 1908 (Historical Village of Hokkaido)

Sapporo Station opened on 28 November 1880 as a terminus of the Horonai Railway.[3] A new station building was built in 1881 and it was enlarged as Sapporo developed. In 1908, the station building was rebuilt because of a fire in 1907. The restored building can be found in the Historical Village of Hokkaido in Nopporo Forest Park.

The third reconstruction was finished in 1951 and the Sapporo Subway was opened in 1971. An underground shopping center was started in 1972 and a commercial building was opened on the east side of the station in 1978.

With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]

The current building was built in 2003.

Overnight sleeping car trains Cassiopeia, Hokutosei, and Hamanasu served the station prior to their discontinuation.

Surrounding area

APIA underground Shopping Arcade

Sapporo station bus terminal

Highway buses

See also

43°04′07″N 141°21′02.8″E / 43.06861°N 141.350778°E / 43.06861; 141.350778

References

  1. ↑ "JR Hokkaido – Railway Lines in Sapporo Area" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Kinoshita, Kenji (17 August 2022). "JR北海道、札幌駅11番ホーム(6両対応)10/16使用開始 - 1番線は廃止" [JR Hokkaido, Sapporo Station Platform 11 (for 6 cars) Starts use on 10/16 - Platform 1 will be abolished.]. MyNavi corporation (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 816. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "北海道中央バス". www.chuo-bus.co.jp (in Japanese). Hokkaido Chuo bus. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "札幌・旭川・増毛・留萌・羽幌・遠別・豊富｜沿岸バス株式会社". www.engan-bus.co.jp (in Japanese). Engan Bus. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "都市間高速バス ｜ 道南バス株式会社". donanbus.co.jp (in Japanese). Donan Bus. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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