page_title: Sasshō Line
hierarchical_section_title: Sasshō Line
caption_attribution_description: English: JR Hokkaido 733 series 3-car EMU set B-115 and a 3-car 731 series EMU between Ishikari-Futomi and Ishikari-Tobetsu on the Gakuentoshi Line (Sassho Line) in Hokkaido, Japan 日本語: 731系+733系 学園都市線　石狩太美～石狩当別
context_page_description: The Sasshō Line is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company, which connects Sōen in Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku in Ishikari District. Its name is made up of two characters from Sapporo and Ishikari-Numata, the letter 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 network by up to 1,237 km, or ~50% of the current network. The non-electrified section of the Line was permanently closed on 17 April 2020.
context_section_description: The Sasshō Line (札沼線, Sasshō-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), which connects Sōen in Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku in Ishikari District. Its name is made up of two characters from Sapporo (札幌) and Ishikari-Numata (石狩沼田), the letter 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 network by up to 1,237 km, or ~50% of the current network,. The non-electrified section of the Line was permanently closed on 17 April 2020.
caption: 733 series 3-car set B-115 running in multiple with a 731 series set on the Sasshō Line, March 2014
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