Sakane Station

Railway station in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Sakane Station

坂根駅

Sakane Station, September 2007

General information
Location| Shingo Shimokojiro,, Niimi-shi, Okayama-ken 719-3611
Japan
Coordinates| 34°58′22.67″N 133°22′14.78″E﻿ / ﻿34.9729639°N 133.3707722°E﻿ / 34.9729639; 133.3707722
Operated by|  JR West
Line(s)| P Geibi Line
Distance| 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from Bitchū-Kōjiro
Platforms| 1 side platform
Tracks| 1
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 15 December 1953 (1953-12-15)
Passengers
2019| 2 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR West | Following station

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Ichioka

towards Hiroshima

|  | Geibi Line

Local

|  | Bitchū-Kōjiro

towards Niimi

Location

Sakane Station

Location within Okayama Prefecture

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Sakane Station

Sakane Station (Japan)

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Looking toward Bitchū Kōjiro Station from the platform Looking toward Ichioka Station from the platform

Sakane Station (坂根駅, Sakane-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

## Lines[edit]

Sakane Station is served by the Geibi Line , and is located 3.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 10.3 kilometers from Niimi.

## Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a waiting room and the station is unattended.

## History[edit]

Sakane Station was opened on February 10, 1930, with the creation of the Sanshin Line between Yagami Station and Bitchū Kōjiro Station. It became part of JR West in 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized. An enclosed waiting room was constructed in 2004 for the convenience of passengers.

## Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.[2]

## Surrounding area[edit]

* Japan National Route 182

## See also[edit]

* List of railway stations in Japan

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station \- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

## External links[edit]

Media related to Sakane Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Sakane Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Geibi Line

*     * Niimi
* Nunohara
* Bitchū-Kōjiro
* Sakane
* Ichioka
* Yagami
* Nochi
* Tōjō
* Bingo-Yawata
* Uchina
* Onuka
* Dōgoyama
* Bingo-Ochiai
* Hibayama
* Bingo-Saijō
* Hirako
* Taka
* Bingo-Shōbara
* Bingo-Mikkaichi
* Nanatsuka
* Yamanouchi
* Shimowachi
* Shiomachi
* Kamisugi
* Yatsugi
* Miyoshi
* Nishi-Miyoshi
* Shiwachi
* Kamikawatachi
* Kōtachi
* Yoshidaguchi
* Mukaihara
* Ibaraichi
* Shiwaguchi
* Kamimita
* Nakamita
* Shirakiyama
* Karuga
* Kamifukawa
* Nakafukawa
* Shimofukawa
* Kumura
* Akiyaguchi
* Hesaka
* Yaga
* (Hiroshima Freight Terminal)
* Hiroshima

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