Sakoshi Station

Railway station in Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened12 December 1951 (1951-12-12)PassengersFY2019707 daily

Location
Sakoshi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Sakoshi Station Sakoshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sakoshi Station (坂越駅, Sakoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). ^[1]

Lines

Sakoshi Station is served by the Akō Line, and is located 7.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aioi, 28.5 kilometers from Himeji and 116.4 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
JR West
Akō Line
Nishi-Aioi	-	Banshū-Akō

History

Sakoshi Station was opened on December 12, 1951. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 707 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

Chikusa River
Ako City Sakakoshi Junior High School
Ako City Sakoshi Elementary School
Japan National Route 250

References

^ Hyōgo no tetsudō zen'eki : jēāru sanseku kennai hyakurokujūsan'eki haisen ryakuzutsuki tetsudō isan mokuzō ekisha o tazunete sharyō ichirantsuki. Kōbe Shinbun Sōgō Shuppan Sentā., 神戶新聞総合出版センター. Kobe, Japan: Kōbeshinbunsōgōshuppansentā. 2011. ISBN 9784343006028. OCLC 776109204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ 兵庫県. "兵庫県統計書". 兵庫県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-25.