Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station

Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station あいの里教育大駅
The south entrance in October 2012
General information
Location	Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	43°9′19.02″N 141°23′53.95″E
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sasshō Line
Distance	13.6 km (8.5 mi) from Sōen
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	G10
Website	www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/network/barrier/042/ainosato-map.html
History
Opened	1 November 1986; 38 years ago (1986-11-01)
Electrified	1 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-01)
Passengers
FY2014	3,898 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Takuhoku towards Sapporo Sasshō Line Ainosato-kōen towards Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku
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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]

Lines

Ainosato-Kyōikudai 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.[2] The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca,[3] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

• 
  View of the platforms in December 2004

History

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

• Hokkaido University of Education Sapporo Campus

References

1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
4. 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.

External links

• Station information and map (in Japanese)