Saka Station 坂駅 | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 3-chōme-1 Heiseigahama, Saka-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima-ken 731-4312 Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°20′19.59″N 132°30′38.99″E / 34.3387750°N 132.5108306°E | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 81.8 km (50.8 mi) from Mihara | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||
Station code | JR-Y06 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 27 December 1903 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 3349 | ||||||||||||||
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Saka Station (坂駅, Saka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Saka, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Saka Station is served by the JR West Kure Line and is 81.8 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Mihara.
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Takehara |
2, 3 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kaitaichi and Hiroshima |
Saka Station was opened on 27 December 1903.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3349 passengers daily.[2]
The area around the station runs parallel to Japan National Route 31. Commercial facilities and corporate offices are concentrated on the north side of the station.