Sano Station
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TI34 Sano Station 佐野駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sano Station in May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Wakamatsu-cho, Sano-shi, Tochigi-ken 327-0846 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°19′01″N 139°34′43″E / 36.3169°N 139.5787°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 26.6 km from Oyama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TI-34 (Tōbu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 May 1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3,347 (JR East) 3,362 (Tōbu) daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sano Station (佐野駅, Sano-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Sano, Tochigi, Japan. It is jointly operated by JR East and the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TI-34" in the Tobu Railway system.
Lines
[edit]Sano Station is served by the JR East Ryōmō Line, and is 26.6 km from the terminus of that line at Oyama Station. It is also on the Tōbu Sano Line, and is located 9.0 km from the terminus of the line at Tatebayashi.
Station layout
[edit]Sano Station has two island platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
JR East platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Takasaki |
| 2 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Oyama |
Tobu platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tōbu Sano Line | for Kuzū |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Sano Line | for Tatebayashi |
History
[edit]What is now the JR East station first opened on 22 May 1888. The Tōbu station opened on 30 March 1894. The current station building was completed in 2003.[citation needed]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Sano Station becoming "TI-34".[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the Tōbu station was used by an average of 3362 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The JR East station was used by 3,347 passengers (alighting) daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Sano Post Office
- Sano City Hall
- Sano City Library
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Sano Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Tobu station information (in Japanese)