Sashiki Station Explained

Sashiki Station
Native Name:佐敷駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Hanaoka, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5442
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.3024°N 130.4971°W
Operator:Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line:Hisatsu Orange Railway
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Structure:At-grade
Code:OR09
Original:Japanese Government Railways
Passengers:573
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Sashiki Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station in the town of Agukita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 29.8 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform at street level, connected by a footbridge; however, only platform 1 is in normal operation. The station building is a wooden building built when the station was first opened in 1925, and is the second oldest station building on the Hisatsu Orange Railway after Hinagu Onsen Station, which was built in 1923. It is unattended.[1] [2]

Platforms

History

Sashiki Station was opened on 15 April 1925 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 573 passengers.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 22, 67.
  2. Web site: 佐敷駅. Sashiki Station. 16 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_7.html National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data)