Sasayamaguchi Station (篠山口駅, Sasayamaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Sasayamaguchi Station 篠山口駅 | |||||
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 Sasayamaguchi Station in April 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ozawa, Tamba-Sasayama-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-2212 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°3′22.35″N 135°10′39.46″E / 35.0562083°N 135.1776278°E | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) |  Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | ||||
| Distance | 58.4 km (36.3 miles) from Amagasaki | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||
| Accessible | None | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | JR-G69 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 March 1899 | ||||
| Previous names | Sasayama Station (to 1944) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 3532 daily | ||||
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Lines
editSasayamaguchi Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line, and is located 58.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki.
Station layout
editThe 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
edit| 1, 3, 4 | ■ JR Takarazuka Line
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for Sanda, Takarazuka and Ōsaka |
| ■ Fukuchiyama Line
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for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka |
- 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.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Fukuchiyama Line | ||||
| Minami-Yashiro | Local trains | Tamba-Ōyama | ||
| Minami-Yashiro | Regional Rapid Service | Terminus | ||
| Minami-Yashiro | Rapid Service | Terminus | ||
| Minami-Yashiro | Tambaji Rapid Service | Tamba-Ōyama | ||
| Sanda | Limited Express "Konotori" | Kaibara | ||
| Japan National Railway (JNR) Sasayama Line (abandoned) | ||||
| Terminus | - | Sasayama | ||
| Sasayama Railway Line (Sasayama Station when abandoned) | ||||
| Terminus | - | Higashibuki | ||
History
editSasayamaguchi Station opened on 25 March 1899 as Sasayama Station (篠山駅). 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
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3532 passengers daily[4]
Surrounding area
edit- former Tannan Town
- Japan National Route 176
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
- ^ "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!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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