Sasaki Station

Sasaki Station
佐々木駅

Sasaki Station, July 2004
Location 83-2 Kami-Nakasawa, Shibata-shi, Niigata-ken 957-0081
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hakushin Line
Distance 21.0 km from Niigata
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=743
History
Opened 23 December 1952
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 860
Location
Sasaki Station
Location within Japan

Sasaki Station (佐々木駅 Sasaki-eki) is a railway station in Shibata, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sasaki Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 21.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1  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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakushin Line
Kuroyama - Nishi-Shibata

History

Sasaki 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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 850 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

Coordinates: 37°57′0.2″N 139°16′9.2″E / 37.950056°N 139.269222°E / 37.950056; 139.269222

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