Sappinai Station

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
The station building, August 2017
General information
Location	Tsukigata, Kabato, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	43.3706°N 141.7429°E / 43.3706; 141.7429
Owned by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sasshō Line
Distance	53.5km from Sōen
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
History
Opened	3 October 1935 (1935-10-03)
Closed	17 April 2020 (2020-04-17) [1]
Passengers
2013-2017	3.2 average daily [2]
Location

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

«		Service	»
Sasshō Line
Toyogaoka		-	Osokinai

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]