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Sassho Line

Sasshō Line
JR Hokkaido 201 series DMU 011.JPG
Sasshō Line KiHa 201 series DMU, January 2010
Overview
Other name(s) Gakuentoshi Line
Native name 札沼線
Locale Hokkaido
Termini Sōen
Shin-Totsukawa
Operation
Opened 1931
Owner JR Hokkaido
Technical
Number of tracks 2 (SōenAinosato-Kyōikudai)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 20 kV AC overhead line (SōenHokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku)
Route map
JR Sassho Line linemap.svg

The Sasshō Line (札沼線 Sasshō-sen?) is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), which connects Sōen in Sapporo and Shin-Totsukawa in Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido. Its name is made up of two characters from Sapporo (札幌?) and Ishikari-Numata (石狩沼田?), the latter of which was the terminus of the line until it was truncated at Shin-Totsukawa in 1972.

On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's President announced plans to further rationalise the network by up to 1,237 km, or ~50% of the current network, including closure of the non-electrified section of the Sassho Line.

As of the revised timetable introduced on 27 October 2012, the following electric multiple unit (EMU) rolling stock is used on the Sasshō Line.

711 series EMU, January 2009

721 series EMU, July 2006

731 series EMU, March 2008

733 series EMU, June 2012

735 series EMU, May 2012

Prior to the 27 October 2012 timetable revision, the following diesel multiple unit (DMU) rolling stock was used on the Sasshō Line.

KiHa 40 series DMU

KiHa 141 series DMU, January 2010


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