History
Sumikawa Station opened on 16 December 1971 with the inaugural Namboku Line of the Sapporo Municipal Subway between Kita-24-Jō and Makomanai. The station number N14 was assigned on 26 January 2006, and platform-edge sliding doors were brought into service on 6 February 2013. Sumikawa is one of only four Sapporo Municipal Subway stations built above ground; all four lie at the southern end of the Namboku Line. The station consists of a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with ticket gates on the ground floor and the platform on the upper level.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
The station and surrounding district are named after the nearby Shōjin River; 'Sumikawa' (literally 'clear river') refers to that stream's clear flow and the name was coined in the early Shōwa period.