Shin-Sapporo Station
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 trainsThe following JR Hokkaido lines and trains terminate or pass through Shin-Sapporo station:
Station layoutJR HokkaidoThe 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
Tōzai LineThe 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
Adjacent stationsJR Hokkaido
HistoryThe JR Hokkaido station (formerly JNR) opened on 9 September 1973. The subway station opened on 21 March 1982.[4] Surrounding area
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