Sako Station

Sako Station (佐古駅, Sako-eki) is a railway station in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan served by both the Tokushima Line and the Kōtoku Line. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has two station numbers: "B01" for the Tokushima Line and "T01" for the Kōtoku Line.[1][2]

This article is about the railway station in Tokushima Prefecture. For the railway station in Aichi Prefecture, see Sakō Station.

Sako Station 佐古駅
Sako Station Entrance in 2010
Location	19 Sako Nibanchō, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima-ken 770-0022 Japan
Coordinates	34°04′49″N 134°32′18″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Tokushima Line ■ Kōtoku Line
Distance	67.5 km from Tsukuda (Tokushima Line) 73.1 km from Takamatsu (Kōtoku Line)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Bike parking under elevated structure
Disabled access	Yes - elevators to platform
Other information
Status	Staffed - JR ticket window
Station code	B01, T01
History
Opened	20 March 1935 (1935-03-20)
Location
Sako Station Location within Japan

Lines

On the Tokushima Line, the station is considered the official terminus and is located 67.5 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Both the local and limited express services of the Tokushima Line run on to Tokushima but this latter station is not considered part of the line and it does not bear a station number with the "B" prefix.

On the Kōtoku Line, the station is 73.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.

Only trains from the local services of the Tokushima and Kōtoku Lines stop at Sako. In addition, although Ikenotani is the official start point of the Naruto Line, many of the trains of its local service begin and end at Tokushima. These trains also stop at Sako.[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving 2 elevated tracks. A waiting area, kiosk and a JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility) located on the 1st level of the station.[4] Steps and an elevator provide access to the island platform at the second level. Parking for bicycles is available under the elevated tracks.[2][5][6]

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  A view of the island platform looking in the direction of Yoshinari.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Terminus		Local		Kuramoto
Kōtoku Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Yoshinari		Local		Tokushima
Naruto Line
Yoshinari		Local		Tokushima

History

The station was opened Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 20 March 1935 as an added station on the existing Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line and Sako was designated as the official terminus.[7][8]

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "佐古" [Sako]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
3. "Sako Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
4. "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
5. "佐古駅" [Sako Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
6. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 37, 69, 84. ISBN 9784062951609.
7. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 651, 654. ISBN 4533029809.
8. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4533029809.