Sakudaira Station

Railway station in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
  • The symbol for the portion of the Hokuriku Shinkansen run by JR East. Hokuriku Shinkansen
  •      Koumi Line
Platforms3 side platformsConnections
  • Bus interchange Bus terminal
Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1997; 26 years ago (1 October 1997)PassengersFY20152,937 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Karuizawa Hokuriku Shinkansen
Hakutaka
 Ueda
towards Tokyo
Karuizawa
towards Nagano
 Hokuriku Shinkansen
Asama
Nakasato
towards Komoro
 Koumi Line Iwamurada
towards Kobuchizawa
Location
Sakudaira Station is located in Japan
Sakudaira Station
Sakudaira Station
Location within Japan

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
  • Shinkansen platform 2, July 2012
    Shinkansen platform 2, July 2012
  • Panorama view of the Koumi Line platform, December 2023
    Panorama view of the Koumi Line platform, December 2023

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

  • Asama entrance, July 2007
    Asama entrance, July 2007
  • "Shiawase no Kane" ("Bell of happiness"), beside the Tateshina entrance, July 2012
    "Shiawase no Kane" ("Bell of happiness"), beside the Tateshina entrance, July 2012

See also

References

  1. ^ JR East
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

External links

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