Sakudaira Station
Sakudaira Station 佐久平駅 | |||||
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 Sakudaira Station Tateshina entrance, July 2007 | |||||
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| Location | 1-1 Sakudaira-eki-higashi, Saku-shi, Nagano-ken 385-0028 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°16′40″N 138°27′52″E / 36.277874°N 138.464341°E | ||||
| Elevation | 701 meters [1] | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
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| Platforms | 3 side platforms | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1997 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 2,937 daily | ||||
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Sakudaira Station (佐久平駅, Sakudaira-eki) is a railway station in Saku, Nagano, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]
Lines
Sakudaira Station is served by the JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed line (formerly named the Nagano Shinkansen) from Tokyo to Kanazawa via Nagano, with direct Asama services to and from Tokyo and Nagano, and a small number of limited-stop Hakutaka services to and from Tokyo and Kanazawa. On the Shinkansen line, it is located 164.4 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is also a stop on the local service Koumi Line and is located 71.5 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kobuchizawa Station.[3]
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, with an elevated station building. There is also a single elevated unnumbered side platform served by the single bidirectional track of the Koumi Line, which cuts diagonally above the Shinkansen platforms, and which is connected to the station building by a passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo |
| 2 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Ueda and Nagano |
| ■ Koumi Line | for Kobuchizawa, Koumi, and Komoro |
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Shinkansen platform 2, July 2012 -
The Koumi Line platform, July 2007
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Kagayaki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Karuizawa | Hakutaka | Ueda | ||
| Karuizawa | Asama | Ueda | ||
| Koumi Line | ||||
| Nakasato | Local | Iwamurada | ||
History
The station opened on October 1, 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Nagano Shinkansen.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,937 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
National Route 141- Saku Chosei Junior & Senior High School
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Asama entrance, July 2007 -
"Shiawase no Kane" ("Bell of happiness"), beside the Tateshina entrance, July 2012
See also
References
- ^ JR East
- ^ a b c 各駅情報（佐久平駅） [Station Information (Sakudaira Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 9784784071647.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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