Sakashita Station

Sakashita Station

坂下駅
Sakashita Station; 坂下駅
	Sakashita Station
General information
Location	Sakashita, Nakatsugawa-shi, Gifu-ken 509-9232; Japan
Coordinates	35°34′28″N 137°31′50″E / 35.5744°N 137.5305°E / 35.5744; 137.5305
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	307.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CF21
History
Opened	1 August 1908; 115 years ago
Passengers
FY2014	524 daily
Location
	Sakashita Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Sakashita Station Sakashita Station (Japan)

Sakashita Station (坂下駅, Sakashita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Sakashita Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line and is located 307.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 89.8 kilometers from Nagoya.

Layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Kiso-Fukushima and Nagano
3	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Central Chūō Main Line
Tadachi		Local		Ochiaigawa

History

Sakashita Station was opened on 1 August 1908. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 524 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Former Sakashita Town Hall
Sakashita Elementary School

References

^ 中津川市統計書（平成２７年度版） [Nakatsugawa City Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

External links

Media related to Sakashita Station at Wikimedia Commons

[Nakatsugawa2014stats-1] 中津川市統計書（平成２７年度版） [Nakatsugawa City Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.