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Sasaki Station (佐々木駅, Sasaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shibata, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Sasaki Station 佐々木駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Sasaki Station, July 2004 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 83-2 Kami-Nakasawa, Shibata-shi, Niigata-ken 957-0081 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°57′0.2″N 139°16′9.2″E / 37.950056°N 139.269222°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Hakushin Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 21.0 km from Niigata | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 23 December 1952 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2017 | 890 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editSasaki Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 21.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.
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Platforms, May 2020
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Platforms, May 2020
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Shibata and Murakami for Niigata and Toyosaka |
2 | ■ Hakushin Line | not in use |
3 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Shibata and Murakami for Niigata and Toyosaka |
History
editSasaki Station opened on 23 December 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 890 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Sasaki Post Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
edit- JR East station information (in Japanese)