Sasago Station
CO34 Sasago Station 笹子駅 | |||||||||||
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 Sasago Station in April 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1340, Sasago-machi Kuronoda, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°36′15″N 138°49′37″E / 35.604153°N 138.827047°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Chūō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 100.4 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 1, 1903 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 141 daily | ||||||||||
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Sasago Station (笹子駅, Sasago-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Sasago-Kuronoda, in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
[edit]Sasago Station is served by the Chūō Main Line and is 100.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an underpass. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Chūō Main Line | For Kōfu, Kobuchizawa and Matsumoto |
| 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | For Ōtsuki , Kōfu |
History
[edit]Sasago Station was opened on February 1, 1903 as station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. The station has been unattended since March 1985. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 142 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- former Sasago village hall
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "山梨県統計年鑑 平成24年刊行" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. November 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in Japanese)
- JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
External links
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