Sado Steam Ship

Sado Steam Ship Co., Ltd.
Native name	佐渡汽船株式会社
Type	Corporation
Industry	Public Transportation
Founded	February 3, 1913[1]
Headquarters	Sado, Japan
Area served	Niigata Prefecture
Website	www.sadokisen.co.jp/language/en/

Sado Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (佐渡汽船株式会社, Sado Kisen Kabushiki-gaisha) is a marine transportation company based in Sado, Niigata, Japan, founded on February 3, 1913.

Routes

Routes connecting the mainland to Sado Island
Teradomari – Akadomari route is closed in 2018

Sado Steam Ship has two routes which connect the mainland to Sado Island.[2]

Niigata – Ryotsu
Naoetsu – Ogi (From spring to autumn)

Former routes

Teradomari – Akadomari

Terminals

Niigata port terminal

Sado Steam Ship operates from six terminals.[3][4]

Niigata port terminal: Located in Chūō-ku, Niigata (37.9298°N 139.0622°E / 37.9298; 139.0622 (Sado Kisen Niigata Terminal))

Naoetsu port terminal: Located in Jōetsu (37.1825°N 138.2508°E / 37.1825; 138.2508 (Sado Kisen Naoetsu Terminal))

Teradomari port terminal: Located in Nagaoka (37.6404°N 138.7624°E / 37.6404; 138.7624 (Sado Kisen Teradomari Terminal))

Ryotsu port terminal: Located in Sado (38.0816°N 138.4382°E / 38.0816; 138.4382 (Sado Kisen Ryotsu Terminal))

Ogi port terminal: Located in Sado (37.8162°N 138.2824°E / 37.8162; 138.2824 (Sado Kisen Ogi Terminal))

Akadomari port terminal: Located in Sado (37.8666°N 138.4123°E / 37.8666; 138.4123 (Sado Kisen Akadomari Terminal))

Ryotsu port terminal
Naoetsu port terminal
Ogi port terminal

Fleet

As of December 2016, the following ships are in service.[5]

Name	Type	Gross tonnage	Speed	Passenger capacity	Route	In service from
Ginga	Jetfoil	-	47 kn	250	Niigata	1986
Tsubasa						1989
Suisei						1991
Tokiwa-maru	Car ferry	5,380 t	19.1 kn	1,500	Niigata	2014
Okesa-maru	Car ferry	5,862 t	23.4 kn	1,705	Niigata	1993
Akane	High-speed car ferry	5,702 t	30 kn	628	Naoetsu	2015
Aibisu	High-speed ferry	263 t	25 kn	216	Teradomari	2005

Ginga and Tsubasa
Suisei
Okesa-maru
Akane
Aibisu

References

"Top page". Sado Steam Ship. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
"All about Sado Island". MIJ International. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
"Info on getting to ports". Sado Official Tourist Information. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
"Passenger Guidance". Sado Steam Ship. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
"Ship Guidance". Sado Steam Ship. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Top page". Sado Steam Ship. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[2] "All about Sado Island". MIJ International. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[3] "Info on getting to ports". Sado Official Tourist Information. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

[4] "Passenger Guidance". Sado Steam Ship. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[5] "Ship Guidance". Sado Steam Ship. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

Transit in Niigata Prefecture
JR East	Jōetsu Shinkansen ■Banetsu West Line ■Echigo Line ■Hakushin Line ■Iiyama Line ■Jōetsu Line ■Shinetsu Main Line ■Tadami Line ■Uetsu Main Line ■Yahiko Line ■Yonesaka Line
JR West	Hokuriku Shinkansen ■Ōito Line
Echigo Tokimeki Railway	■Myōkō Haneuma Line (former Shinetsu Main Line) ■Nihonkai Hisui Line (former Hokuriku Main Line)
Hokuetsu Express	■Hokuhoku Line
Named trains	Inaho Shirayuki Banetsu Monogatari Koshino ShuKura* Kirakira Uetsu Oykot Genbi Shinkansen Setsugekka
Bus	Bandai-bashi Line Niigata Kotsu Echigo Kotsu Kubiki Motor
Public ferries	Sado Steam Ship Awashima-Line Shin Nihonkai Ferry
Misc	Niigata Station Cards Suica Ryuto Niigata Airport
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