Saka Station (坂駅, Saka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Saka, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Saka Station 坂駅 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saka Station in July 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 3-chōme-1 Heiseigahama, Saka-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima-ken 731-4312 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°20′19.59″N 132°30′38.99″E / 34.3387750°N 132.5108306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 81.8 km (50.8 mi) from Mihara | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |
| ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y06 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 27 December 1903 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 3349 | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
  Saka Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture  Saka Station Saka Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Saka Station is served by the JR West Kure Line and is 81.8 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Mihara.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Takehara |
| 2, 3 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kaitaichi and Hiroshima |
History edit
Saka Station was opened on 27 December 1903.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3349 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
The area around the station runs parallel to Japan National Route 31. Commercial facilities and corporate offices are concentrated on the north side of the station.
- Saka Town Office
- Saka Municipal Saka Elementary School
- Hiroshima Prefectural Police Academy
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Memories of Hiroshima and Nagashaki". www.asahi.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links edit
Media related to Saka Station at Wikimedia Commons
 | This Hiroshima Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |