is a railway station on the Namboku Line in

Kita-ku, Sapporo is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas. With 260,000 people, it is the most populat ...

Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...

, Japan, operated by the

Sapporo Municipal Subway The is a mostly-underground rubber-tyred rapid transit system in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau, it is the only subway system on the island of Hokkaido. Lines The system consists of three lines: ...

. The station is numbered N01. While situated relatively close to Shin-Kotoni Station on the Sasshō Line, there are no transfer passageways between the two stations. To reach Shin-Kotoni, you must take Exit 3 and walk outside for 200m.

Lines

Asabu Station is served by the Namboku Line, and forms the northern terminus of the line. From April 1st to July 31st every year, Platform 1 serves departing southbound trains, with trains arriving at Platform 2 immediately going out of service before going to a turn-around point beyond the station. From August 1st through March 31st, both platforms serve arriving and departing trains in sequence.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 16 March 1978, coinciding with the opening of the Namboku Line extension from this station to Kita-Nijūyo-Jō Station.

Surrounding area

* Shin-Kotoni Station ( Sasshō Line) * National Route 231 * Sapporo Asabu Baseball Stadium * Sapporo Kita Ward Gymnasium * Kita ward, Shin Kotoni Community Center * North Asabu Police Station * Sapporo Asabu Post Office

References

External links

Sapporo Subway Stations

Station map (in Japanese)
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