Sasazu Station

Sasazu Station 笹津駅
Sasazu Station in October 2007
General information
Location	860 Sasazu, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 939-2223 Japan
Coordinates	36°33′43″N 137°12′41″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Takayama Main Line
Distance	200.5 km from Gifu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 November 1930
Passengers
FY2015	136 daily
Location Sasazu Station Location within Japan

Sasazu Station (笹津駅, Sasazu-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in city of Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Sasazu Station is a station on the Takayama Main Line, and is located 200.5 kilometers from the end of the line at Gifu and 11.3 kilometers from the dividing point on the line between JR West and JR East at Inotani.

Layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Inotani and Takaoka
2	■ Takayama Main Line	for Toyama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Nirehara		Local		Higashi-Yatsuo

History

The station opened on 1 October 1929. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 41

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website