Sasayamaguchi Station Explained
Sasayamaguchi Station |
Native Name: | 篠山口駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | Ozawa, Tamba-Sasayama-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-2212 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.0562°N 135.1776°W |
Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
Line: | Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) |
Distance: | 58.4km (36.3miles) from |
Platforms: | 1 island + 1 side platform |
Structure: | Ground level |
Accessible: | None |
Status: | Staffed |
Former: | Sasayama Station (to 1944) |
Passengers: | 3532 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2016 |
Map Type: | Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Sasayamaguchi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
Sasayamaguchi Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line, and is located 58.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
- Track 1 is mainly used for the Limited express trains "Kounotori" for Osaka and Shin-Osaka (partly from Track 3). It is also used for the rapid services for Osaka.
- Track 3 is mainly used for the trains for Fukuchiyama. It is sometimes used for the trains for Osaka.
- Track 4 is mainly used for the regional rapid services for Osaka. It is sometimes used for the local trains for Fukuchiyama. Fukuchiyama-bound trains (except limited express trains) are uncoupled at Track 4 in the evening, uncoupled cars become bound for Osaka.
History
Sasayamaguchi Station opened on 25 March 1899 as . It was renamed to its present name on 1 March 1944. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Sasayamaguchi being assigned station number JR-G69.[2] [3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3532 passengers daily[4]
Surrounding area
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク. All stations in Hyogo Prefecture. Japanese. 2011. Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 978-4-343-00602-8.
- Web site: 20 July 2016 . 近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します! . "Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
- Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
- Web site: https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html. ja:���������������������養父市統計書 . Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook. 2018. Hyogo Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.