Sakado Station (Ibaraki)

Coordinates: 36°9′18.6″N 140°29′8.4″E / 36.155167°N 140.485667°E / 36.155167; 140.485667
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Sakado Station

坂戸駅
Sakado Station, March 2006
General information
LocationHokota, Ibaraki
Japan
Operated byKashima Railway
Line(s)Kashima Railway Line
History
Opened1956
Closed2007
Passengers
FY200068 daily

Sakado Station (坂戸駅, Sakado-eki) was a railway station on the Kashima Railway Line in Hokota, Ibaraki, Japan.[1] Opened in 1956, it closed when the line was closed on 31 March 2007.

Lines[edit]

Sakado Station was served by the 27.1 km (16.8 mi) single-track Kashima Railway Line from Ishioka to Hokota. It was located between Tomoegawa and Hokota stations, and was a distance of 25.0 rail km from Ishioka Station.[1]

Station layout[edit]

The unstaffed station consisted of one side platform serving a single track.

History[edit]

Sakado Station opened on 19 November 1956.[1] It closed on 31 March 2007 when the entire line was closed.[2]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 68 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Hokota Park
  • Hotpark Hokota[2]

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Kashima Railway Line
Tomoegawa Hokota

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ a b "Hotpark Hokota Access" (in Japanese). Japan: Hotpark Hokota. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

36°9′18.6″N 140°29′8.4″E / 36.155167°N 140.485667°E / 36.155167; 140.485667