Saku Station

Coordinates: 44°44′37″N 142°02′54″E / 44.7435°N 142.0484°E / 44.7435; 142.0484
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Saku Station

佐久駅
General information
LocationNakagawa, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Sōya Main Line
Other information
Station codeW63

Saku Station (佐久駅, Saku-eki) is a

Hokkaidō, and is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company
.

Lines serviced

History

  • From 1922, when this part of the Sōya Main Line began operations, until 1977, there was an additional train station between Saku Station and Osashima Station: Kamiji Station.
  • From 1955 until 1990, there was an additional train station between Saku Station and
    Kotohira Station
    .

Future plans

In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Sōya Main Line
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
Osashima   Local   Teshio-Nakagawa

References

  1. ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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44°44′37″N 142°02′54″E / 44.7435°N 142.0484°E / 44.7435; 142.0484