Sasshō Line
| Sasshō Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
733 series 3-car set B-115 running in multiple with a 731 series set on the Sasshō Line, March 2014 | |||
| 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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The Sasshō Line (札沼線, Sasshō-sen), commonly known as the Gakuentoshi Line (学園都市線, Gakuentoshi-sen), is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) which connects Sōen in Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku in Tōbetsu, 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.
On 19 November 2016, JR Hokkaido's president announced plans to further rationalise the line by up to 1,237 km (769 mi), a ~50% reduction in line length. The non-electrified section of the line was permanently closed on 17 April 2020.