Sasaki Station

Sasaki Station (佐々木駅, Sasaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shibata, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sasaki Station 佐々木駅
Sasaki Station, July 2004
Location	83-2 Kami-Nakasawa, Shibata-shi, Niigata-ken 957-0081 Japan
Coordinates	37°57′0.2″N 139°16′9.2″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hakushin Line
Distance	21.0 km from Niigata
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 December 1952
Passengers
FY2017	890
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kuroyama toward Niigata Hakushin Line Nishi-Shibata toward Shibata
Location
Sasaki Station Location within JR Hakushin Line Sasaki Station Sasaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Sasaki Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 21.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

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  Platforms, May 2020
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  Platforms, May 2020

Platforms

1	■ Hakushin Line	for Shibata and Murakami for Niigata and Toyosaka
2	■ Hakushin Line	not in use
3	■ Hakushin Line	for Shibata and Murakami for Niigata and Toyosaka

History

Sasaki Station opened on 23 December 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 890 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Bus connecting Sasaki Station and Seiro Town, May 2020

• Sasaki Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)