Saku Station

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.

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

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