Sakaide Station

Sakaide Station (坂出駅, Sakaide-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y08".^[2]

Y08 Sakaide Station 坂出駅
staffed
Station building in July 2013
General information
Location	1-1-1, Motomachi, Sakaide-shi, Kagawa-ken 762-0045 Japan
Coordinates	34°18′47.6″N 133°51′22.77″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Yosan Line
Platforms	2 islands 3 tracks
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	Y08
History
Opened	21 February 1897 (1897-02-21)
Passengers
FY2023	4,801[1]
Location Sakaide Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Sakaide Station Sakaide Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Sakaide Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 21.3 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Limited express trains other than 'Uzushio' that arrive at and depart from Okayama, local trains, rapid trains, and sleeper limited express trains stop here. Since all four limited express trains of Uzushio run two round trips, the only limited express trains from Sakaide Station to Okayama Station are sleeper limited express trains. Limited express trains such as Ishizuchi bound for Matsuyama Station, Shimanto bound for Kochi Station, event trains, limited express trains that run early in the morning, etc. only stop in the Ehime/Kochi direction.

Layout

The station consists of an elevated side platform and an elevated island Platform serving three tracks with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Shikoku
Yosan Line
Limited Express Uzushio: Does not stop at this station
Takamatsu		Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto		Kojima
Kamogawa		Rapid Marine Liner		Kojima
Kamogawa		Rapid Sun Port		Utazu
Yasoba		Local		Utazu

History

Sakaide Station opened on 21 February 1897 as a station on the Sanuki Railway when the section between Takamatsu and Marugame opened. In 1904 the line became part of the Sanyo Railway, which was nationalized in 1906. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

• Sakaide City Hall
• Sakaide Station North Exit Underground Parking Lot
• Kagawa Prefectural Sakaide High School
• Sakaide Daiichi High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
2. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
3. 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. 17, 77. ISBN 9784062951609.

External links

Media related to Sakaide Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page(in Japanese)