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Sapporo Station 札幌駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 The south side of Sapporo Station in October 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japanese name | ||||||||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 札幌駅 | |||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 札幌驛 | |||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | さっぽろえき | |||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 island platforms, 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Sapporo Subway Station | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 01 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 November 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2015 | 95,288 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Sapporo Station (札幌駅, Sapporo-eki) is a major railway station in Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), and is also connected to the Subway Sapporo Station.
Sapporo Station is the starting point and terminus for most limited express services operated by JR Hokkaido. It also has the tallest building (JR Tower) in Hokkaido. Sapporo station is developing into a commercial center as large as Ōdōri Park and Susukino.