JR Hokkaido has announced an outline of the renovation plan for JR Sapporo Station.
With the concept of “Satsu-eki Hitotoki” (Moments at Sapporo Station), the company aims to create a station that is organically connected with the surrounding commercial facilities. Station facilities, which have been in use for more than 35 years since the elevation of the tracks, will be renewed, and a full-station renovation will proceed toward around the first quarter of the 2029 fiscal year.
The in-station commercial facilities will be operated by JR Hokkaido Fresh Kiosk, targeting an opening by the end of fiscal 2027. The commercial floor area will be expanded from the current approximately 1,300 square meters to about 2,000 square meters, and the number of shops will increase from 18 to around 30. The development concept is “DO 3 STORY (Dō San Story),” aiming to create a space that weaves together three stories—People, Things, and Moments—that were born in Hokkaido. In addition to souvenir shops, the plan calls for sweets shops, delicatessens, restaurants where visitors can enjoy seasonal Hokkaido specialties and local soul foods, as well as convenience stores and bakeries.
The east–west concourses will be completely redesigned with themes reflecting the history, culture, and future of Hokkaido. The west concourse will be created as a space where visitors can feel the history and culture that continue on to Hokkaido University and the Former Hokkaido Government Office Building (the “Red Brick” building), while the east concourse will provide a sense of the future as it connects to the Hokkaido Shinkansen station and redevelopment buildings.
In addition, the Midori-no-Madoguchi ticket office, JR Information Desk, and Hokkaido Sapporo Tourist Information Center will be located adjacent to one another to strengthen guidance functions, and a snow-themed waiting room with a kamakura (snow hut) design will be opened inside the ticket gates around this autumn. The restrooms outside the ticket gates will be abolished.
In fiscal 2026, construction will be carried out to review the layout of station facilities and expand the commercial space, and the relocation of ticket gates, ticket vending machines, and other facilities in the east and west concourses will take place in stages.
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