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Sasaguri Station

Coordinates: 33°37′26.24″N 130°31′29.21″E / 33.6239556°N 130.5247806°E / 33.6239556; 130.5247806
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JC  06  Sasaguri Station

篠栗駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Sasaguri Station
General information
Location1-1-15 Chuo, Sasaguri-cho, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2405
Japan
Coordinates33°37′26.24″N 130°31′29.21″E / 33.6239556°N 130.5247806°E / 33.6239556; 130.5247806
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JC Sasaguri Line
Platforms1 side + 1 island
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 June 1904 (1904-06-16)
Passengers
FY20203951 daily
Rank41st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kadomatsu
towards Hakata
Sasaguri Line
Local
Chikuzen-Yamate
towards Keisen
Location
Sasaguri Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Sasaguri Station
Sasaguri Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Sasaguri Station is located in Japan
Sasaguri Station
Sasaguri Station
Sasaguri Station (Japan)
Map

Sasaguri Station (篠栗駅, Sasaguri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]

Lines

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The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 14.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.

Layout

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The station consists of a side platform and an island platform connected by a footbridge to small station building is located on the south side of the station. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

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1  JC Sasaguri Line for Yoshizuka and Hakata
2  JC Sasaguri Line for Shin-Iizuka and Nōgata
3  JC Sasaguri Line for Hakata

History

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The station was opened on 19 June 1904 by the privately run Kyushu Railway as the eastern terminus of a stretch of track from Yoshizuka. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Sasaguri Line. On 25 May 1968, Sasaguri became a through-station when the Sasaguri Line was extended further eat to Keisen. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 3951 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 41st busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[5]

Surrounding area

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The area around the station is in the center of Sasaguri Town. Fukuoka Prefectural Route 607 runs parallel to the Sasaguri Line about 100 meters south of the station, and a shopping district has expanded around the station and this road.

  • Sasaguri Town Hall

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 42, 75. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 697. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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