Izumo Sakane Station (出雲坂根駅, Izumo Sakane-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Izumo Sakane Station 出雲坂根駅 | |||||||||||
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 Izumo Sakane Station, April 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 992, Yakawa, Okuizumo-cho, Nita-gun, Shimane-ken 699-1811 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°6′8.34″N 133°7′14.61″E / 35.1023167°N 133.1207250°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | E Kisuki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 63.6 km (39.5 miles) from Shinji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 December 19374 | ||||||||||
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| 2020 | 1 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIzumo Sakane Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 63.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. A new station building was completed in April 2010. The station is unattended.
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Izumo Sanake Station, January 2014 -
Platform
History
editIzumo Sakane Station was opened on 12 December 1937 when the extension between Yakawa Station and Bingo Ochiai Station on the Kisuki Line was completed. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 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] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Izumo-Sakane Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Izumo Sakane Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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