Sasago Station (笹子駅, Sasago-eki) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Sasago-Kuronoda, in the city of Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

CO34 Sasago Station 笹子駅
Sasago Station in April 2018
General information
Location	1340, Sasago-machi Kuronoda, Ōtsuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°36′15″N 138°49′37″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	100.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 1, 1903
Passengers
2010	141 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kai-Yamato CO35 towards Shiojiri Chūō Line Local Hatsukari CO33 towards Tachikawa
Location
Sasago Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Sasago Station Sasago Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Sasago Station is served by the Chūō Main Line and is 100.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by an underpass. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Sasago Station was opened on February 1, 1903 as station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. The station has been unattended since March 1985. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 142 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• former Sasago village hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Miyoshi Kozo. Chuo-sen Machi to eki Hyaku-niju nen. JT Publishing (2009) ISBN 453307698X (in Japanese)
• JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 145. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

External links

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• JR East Sasago Station