is a junction passenger

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located in the city of

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Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...

, Japan. It is operated by

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and has two station numbers: "B01" for the Tokushima Line and "T01" for the Kōtoku Line.

Lines

Sako Station is served by both the

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and the

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. On the Tokushima Line, the station is considered the official

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and is located 67.5 km from the opposing terminus at . Both the local and limited express services of the Tokushima Line run on to 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

, the station is 73.1 km from the beginning of the line at

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. Only trains from the local services of the Tokushima and Kōtoku Lines stop at Sako. In addition, although is the official start point of the

Naruto Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Ikenotani Station and Naruto Station in Naruto, Tokushima. History In 1916 the Awa Electric Railway Co. opened a line from Nakahara to Naruto, includin ...

, many of the trains of its local service begin and end at . These trains also stop at Sako.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving 2 elevated tracks. A waiting area, kiosk and a JR ticket window (without a ''

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'' facility) located on the 1st level of the station. Steps and an elevator provide access to the island platform at the second level. Parking for bicycles is available under the elevated tracks.

Platforms

File:JRShikoku-Sako-station-platform-20100803.jpg, A view of the island platform looking in the direction of .

History

The station was opened

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(JGR) on 20 March 1935 as an added station on the existing Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). With the

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(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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 856 passengers daily

Surrounding area

*JR Shikoku Bus Tokushima Branch *Tokushima City Athletics Stadium

References

External links

JR Shikoku timetable
Railway stations in Tokushima Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935 Tokushima (city) {{Tokushima-railstation-stub