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Sōen Station

Sōen Station
桑園駅
Soen station 01.jpg
Sōen Station, April 2009
Location Nishi 15-chōme, Kita-11-jō, Chūō, Sapporo, Hokkaido
(札幌市中央区北11条西15丁目)
Japan
Coordinates Coordinates: 43°04′15″N 141°19′55″E / 43.07077597°N 141.3318292°E / 43.07077597; 141.3318292
Operated by JR logo (hokkaido).svg JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance 284.7 km from Hakodate
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code S02
History
Opened 1924
Traffic
Passengers (FY2009) 8,830 daily

Sōen Station (桑園駅 Sōen-eki?) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered S02.

Sōen Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and also the Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line) from Sapporo.

The elevated station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca, and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

The station opened on 1 June 1924.

Electric services commenced on the Sasshō Line from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.


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