Sappinai Station
Railway station in Tsukigata, Hokkaido, Japan
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Sappinai Station (札比内駅, Sappinai-eki) was a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tsukigata, Kabato District, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Sappinai Station 札比内駅 | |||||
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The station building, August 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Tsukigata, Kabato, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 43.3706°N 141.7429°E | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line | ■ Sasshō Line | ||||
| Distance | 53.5km from Sōen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 October 1935 | ||||
| Closed | 17 April 2020 [1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2013-2017 | 3.2 average daily [2] | ||||
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Lines
Sappinai Station was served by the Sasshō Line.
Station layout
The station had a side platform serving one track. The unstaffed station building was located beside the platform.
Adjacent stations
History
The station opened on 3 October 1935.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]
In December 2018, it was announced that the station would be closed on 7 May 2020, along with the rest of the non-electrified section of the Sasshō Line.[4] The actual last service was on 17 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
