Sayo Station
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Sayo Station 佐用駅 | |||||
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![]() Sayo Station, October 2008 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 382-3 Sayō, Sayō-chō, Sayō-gun, Hyōgo-ken 679-5301 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°00′14″N 134°21′24″E / 35.0038°N 134.3568°E | ||||
Operated by | |||||
Line(s) | |||||
Distance | 45.9 km (28.5 mi) from Himeji | ||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 30 July 1935 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2019 | 450 daily | ||||
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Sayo Station (佐用駅, Sayo-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Sayō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector railway operator Chizu Express.[1]
Lines
[edit]Sayo Station is served by the JR West Kishin Line and is 45.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji. It is also served by the Chizu Express Chizu Line, and is 17.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kamigōri.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms connected by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ ![]() |
for Tsuyama |
2 | ■ ![]() |
for Himeji |
3 | ■ Chizu Line | for Chizu, Tottori and Kurayoshi |
4 | ■ Chizu Line | for Kamigori, Osaka, Kyoto and Okayama |
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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Kishin Line | ||||
Harima-Tokusa | Local | Kōzuki | ||
Chizu Express Chizu Line | ||||
Kuzaki | Local | Hirafuku | ||
Kamigori | Limited Express Super Hakuto | Ohara | ||
Kamigori | Limited Express Super Inaba | Ohara |
History
[edit]Sayo Station opened on 30 July 1935.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 450 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Sayo Town Hall
- Hyogo Prefectural Sayo High School
- Sayo Municipal Sayo Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 66. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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- JR West station information (in Japanese)
- Chizu Express station information (in Japanese)