Sashiki Station

Sashiki Station

佐敷駅
Sashiki Station in 2006
Sashiki Station in 2006
General information
LocationHanaoka, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5442
Japan
Coordinates32°18′09″N 130°29′50″E / 32.3023952°N 130.4971453°E / 32.3023952; 130.4971453[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeOR09
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
Opened15 April 1925 (1925-04-15)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Passengers
FY2019573
Location
Sashiki Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Sashiki Station
Sashiki Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Sashiki Station is located in Japan
Sashiki Station
Sashiki Station
Sashiki Station (Japan)
Map

Sashiki Station (佐敷駅, Sashiki-eki) 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[3][4]

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 Yatsushiro.[5]

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.[5][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Minamata and Izumi
for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro
2, 3 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway <siding>
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of platforms and approach in 2006
    View of platforms and approach in 2006
  • Double platforms in 2012
    Double platforms in 2012

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Uminoura – Yunoura
Hinagu Onsen Rapid Express Super Orange Minamata

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.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Ashikita Town Hall
  • Ashikita Town Sashiki Junior High School
  • Kumamoto Prefectural Ashikita Special Needs School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Node: Sashiki (3437583836)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "佐敷駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "佐敷駅" [Sashiki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "佐敷駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  6. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.