Sasago Station

Sasago Station (笹子駅, Sasago-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Sasago-Kuronoda, in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

CO34
Sasago Station

笹子駅
Sasago Station in April 2018
Location1340, Sasago-machi Kuronoda, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°36′15″N 138°49′37″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Chūō Main Line
Distance100.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1903
Passengers
2010141 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kai-Yamato
CO35
toward Shiojiri
 Chūō Main Line Hatsukari
CO33
toward Tachikawa
Location
Sasago Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Sasago Station
Sasago Station (Japan)

Lines

Sasago Station is served by the Chūō Main Line and is 100.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an underpass. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Chūō Main Line For Kōfu, Kobuchizawa and Matsumoto
2 ■ Chūō Main Line For Ōtsuki , Kōfu

History

Sasago Station was opened on February 1, 1903 as station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. The station has been unattended since March 1985. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 142 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • former Sasago village hall

See also

References
  1. "山梨県統計年鑑 平成24年刊行" (PDF). Yamanashi Prefecture. November 2012. p. 150・151. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  • Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in Japanese)
  • JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
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