Sakaki Station

Railway station in Sakaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Shinano Railway
JR Freight

Line(s)■ Shinano Railway LineDistance50.4 km from KaruizawaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 August 1888PassengersFY2017838 daily Location

Sakaki Station

Location within Nagano Prefecture

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Sakaki Station

Sakaki Station (Japan)

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Sakaki Station (坂城駅, Sakaki-eki) is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in the town of Sakaki, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway. The station also has a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Sakaki Station is served by the Shinano Railway Line and is 50.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Karuizawa Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Ueda, Komoro, and Karuizawa
2	■ Shinano Railway Line	for Togura, Shinonoi, and Nagano

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shinano Railway Line
Tekuno-Sakaki		Local		Togura

History

The station opened on 15 August 1888.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 838 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Sakaki Town Hall
National Route 18

References

^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 坂城駅乗車人員の推移 (in Japanese). Japan: Sakaki town. 2019.