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JC 06 Sasaguri Station

篠栗駅
JC 06 Sasaguri Station; 篠栗駅
	Sasaguri Station
General information
Location	1-1-15 Chuo, Sasaguri-cho, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2405; Japan
Coordinates	33°37′26.24″N 130°31′29.21″E / 33.6239556°N 130.5247806°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JC Sasaguri Line
Platforms	1 side + 1 island
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 June 1904
Passengers
FY2020	3951 daily
Rank	41st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
Location
	Sasaguri Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Sasaguri Station Sasaguri Station (Japan)

Sasaguri Station (篠栗駅, Sasaguri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 14.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.^[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform connected by a footbridge to small station building is located on the south side of the station. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JC Sasaguri Line	for Yoshizuka and Hakata
2	■ JC Sasaguri Line	for Shin-Iizuka and Nōgata
3	■ JC Sasaguri Line	for Hakata

History

The station was opened on 19 June 1904 by the privately run Kyushu Railway as the eastern terminus of a stretch of track from Yoshizuka. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Sasaguri Line. On 25 May 1968, Sasaguri became a through-station when the Sasaguri Line was extended further eat to Keisen. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3]^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 3951 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 41st busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.^[5]。

Surrounding area

The area around the station is in the center of Sasaguri Town. Fukuoka Prefectural Route 607 runs parallel to the Sasaguri Line about 100 meters south of the station, and a shopping district has expanded around the station and this road.

Sasaguri Town Hall

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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3巻北九州筑豊エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 42, 75. ISBN 9784062951623.
^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 697. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 2021-09-08.