Sarayama Station Explained

Sarayama Station
Native Name:佐良山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Takao, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 708-0876
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0322°N 133.961°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:53.4km (33.2miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:18 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Sarayama Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Sarayama Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 53.4 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Sarayama Station opened as a provisional station on June 15, 1937. It was upgraded a full passenger station on June 1, 1944. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new glassed-in station building and waiting room was completed in March 2019.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18 passengers daily..[2]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Reizo. 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア. Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area. Japanese. 2012. Kodansha. 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station