Sasshō Line
Railway line in Hokkaido, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku in Tōbetu, Ishikari District. 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 relocated to Shin-Totsukawa in 1972.
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Sasshō Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Other name(s) | Gakuentoshi Line | ||
Native name | 札沼線 | ||
Owner | JR Hokkaido | ||
Line number | G | ||
Locale | Hokkaido | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 14 | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1931 | ||
Electrified | 2012 (Sōen – Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku) | ||
Closed | 19 June 1972 (Shin-Totsukawa – Ishikari-Numata) 7 May 2020 (Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku – Shin-Totsukawa) | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 28.9 km (18.0 mi) | ||
Number of tracks | Double (Hachiken – Ainosato-Kyōikudai) Single (elsewhere) | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | 20 kV AC overhead line | ||
Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) | ||
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On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's president announced plans to further rationalise the network by up to 1,237 km (769 mi), or ~50% of the current network,.[1] The non-electrified section of the Line was permanently closed on 17 April 2020.