Sashiki Station
Sashiki Station 佐敷駅 | |||||||
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 Sashiki Station in 2006 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Hanaoka, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5442 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 32°18′09″N 130°29′50″E / 32.3023952°N 130.4971453°E[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line(s) | Hisatsu Orange Railway | ||||||
| Distance |
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| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | OR09 | ||||||
| Website | Official (in Japanese) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 15 April 1925 | ||||||
| Original company | Japanese Government Railways | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 573 | ||||||
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Sashiki Station (佐敷駅, Sashiki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Agukita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 29.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one island platform and one side platform at street level, connected by a footbridge; however, only platform 1 is in normal operation. The station building is a wooden building built when the station was first opened in 1925, and is the second oldest station building on the Hisatsu Orange Railway after Hinagu Onsen Station, which was built in 1923. It is unattended.[5][3]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Minamata and Izumi for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro |
| 2, 3 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | <siding> |
Gallery
[edit]-
Station sign -
View of platforms and approach in 2006 -
Double platforms in 2012
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Uminoura | – | Yunoura | ||
| Hinagu Onsen | Rapid Express Super Orange | Minamata | ||
History
[edit]Sashiki Station was opened on 15 April 1925 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Passenger statistics
[edit]The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 573 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Ashikita Town Hall
- Ashikita Town Sashiki Junior High School
- Kumamoto Prefectural Ashikita Special Needs School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Node: Sashiki (3437583836)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "佐敷駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ a b "佐敷駅" [Sashiki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "佐敷駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Sashiki Station at Wikimedia Commons- Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide
