Saku Station

Saku Station 佐久駅
General information
Location	Nakagawa, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sōya Main Line
Other information
Station code	W63

Saku Station (佐久駅, Saku-eki) is a railway station located in Saku (佐久), Nakagawa, Nakagawa District (Teshio), Hokkaidō, and is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company.

Lines serviced

• Hokkaido Railway Company

• Sōya Main Line

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 Teshio-Nakagawa Station: 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.

External links

• Ekikara Time Table - JR Saku Station

44.7435°N 142.0484°E / 44.7435; 142.0484