Sakudaira Station

Sakudaira Station
佐久平駅
Sakudaira Station Tateshina entrance, July 2007
Location
Prefecture Nagano
(See other stations in Nagano)
City Saku
Neighborhood etc. Sakudaira-eki-higashi
(in Japanese)長野県佐久市佐久平駅東
History
Year opened 1997
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Nagano Shinkansen
Koumi Line
Statistics 2,664 passengers/day (FY2010)
Small bus terminal at this station

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).[1]

Lines

Sakudaira Station is served by the Nagano Shinkansen, with direct Asama services to and from Tokyo and Nagano. It is also a stop on the Koumi Line.

Station layout

Shinkansen Track 2, July 2012
Koumi Line platform, July 2007
Asama entrance, July 2007
"Shiawase no Kane" (It means "Bell of the happiness"), beside Tateshina entrance, July 2012

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks of the Nagano Shinkansen. There is also a single side platform served by a single bidirectional track of the Koumi Line. The station has a Midori no madoguchi ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1 ■Nagano Shinkansen for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
2 ■Nagano Shinkansen for Ueda and Nagano
  ■Koumi Line for Kobuchizawa, Koumi, and Komoro

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Nagano Shinkansen
Karuizawa Asama Ueda

History

The station opened on October 1, 1997.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 2,664 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 各駅情報（佐久平駅） [Station Information (Sakudaira Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  2. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

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Coordinates: 36°16′40″N 138°27′52″E / 36.277874°N 138.464341°E