ROYCE' Town Station
G11-1 ROYCE' Town Station ロイズタウン駅 | |||||||||||
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Station building in March 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1225-9 Tōbetsubuto, Tōbetsu, Ishikari District Hokkaido Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°10′46.52″N 141°26′10.45″E / 43.1795889°N 141.4362361°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Sasshō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.9 km (11.1 mi) from Sōen | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | G11-1 | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/ | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 March 2022 | ||||||||||
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ROYCE' Town Station (ロイズタウン駅) is an infill railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Planning
The idea of building the station came about when the town of Tōbetsu and Royce', a chocolate manufacturing company, submitted a joint petition to JR Hokkaido, seeking to establish a new infill station.[1] The station was planned to improve convenience for visitors to Royce's Futomi factory, which is located along the Sasshō Line, as well as to attract private investments to develop housing sites and visitor facilities in the area surrounding the station.[2] Royce' paid ¥930 million for the construction of the station building and platform,[3][4] while the town of Tōbetsu would build the station square at an estimated cost of ¥546 million.[1][5]
Construction
Construction of the station began in the spring of 2021, and the station itself opened on 12 March 2022.[6] While most trains stop at the station, a minority of trains are timetabled to skip the station. Following the opening of the station, approximately 500 people were expected to use the station daily, according to JR Hokkaido.[7] Construction of the station square started later in June 2021; while the station square was originally meant to open in tandem with the railway station, a geological survey revealed that the site was on soft ground.[8] Thus, the opening of the station square was delayed, and was completed in March 2023.[5][8]
Station structure
The station consists of a station building as well as a single side platform.[6] The exterior of the station building is painted blue, derived from the brand colour of Royce',[9] while the interior is made of birch, a tree found in the town of Tōbetsu.[10]
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Ticket gate
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Platform
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Station sign
References
- ^ a b "JR北の在来線、20年ぶり新駅は「請願駅」...整備費を菓子会社「ロイズ」と町が負担 : 社会 : ニュース" [JR Hokkaido Line's first new station in 20 years is a "petition station"... Construction costs covered by confectionery company Royce and the town: Society: News]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "札沼線あいの里公園—石狩太美間 新駅協議開始 当別町とロイズがJRと" [Tobetsu Town and Lloyds begin discussions on new station between Ainosato Park and Ishikari-Fumi on the Sapporo-Numazu Line]. Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "当別の新駅名は「ロイズタウン」 JR北海道、22年4月にも設置：北海道新聞 どうしん電子版". 北海道新聞 どうしん電子版 (in Japanese). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "駅前広場整備に5.5億円 札沼線新駅 6月にも着工" [550 million yen to develop station plaza; construction of new Sapporo-Numazu Line station to begin in June]. Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "JR札沼線の新駅駅前広場整備に5.5億円を見込む 当別町 - 北海道建設新聞社 - e-kensin" [Tobetsu Town expects to spend 550 million yen on the development of a plaza in front of the new JR Sapporo Line station]. kensin (in Japanese). 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b "札沼線の駅（当別町内）に関するお知らせ" (PDF) (in Japanese). Hokkaido Railway Company. 14 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Mainichi Shimbun (14 April 2021). "JR札沼線の新駅名は「ロイズタウン駅」に 22年開業予定". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers Co. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b "完成時期23年3月に JR札沼線新駅前広場 - 北海道建設新聞社 - e-kensin". kensin (in Japanese). 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "20年ぶりの新駅名公表 「ロイズタウン駅」に" [First new station name in 20 years announced: Royce Town Station]. Hokkaido HTB News (in Japanese). 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "定住、交流人口増の起爆剤に ロイズタウン駅12日開業 「当別の木」で駅舎に温かみ" [Royce Town Station to open on the 12th as a catalyst for increased population and permanent settlement]. Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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