is a junction

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located in the city of Sakaide,

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, Japan. It is operated by

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and has the station number "Y08".

Lines

Sakaide Station is served by the JR Shikoku

Yosan Line The is the principal railway line on the island of Shikoku in Japan, connecting the major cities of Shikoku, and via the Honshi-Bisan Line, with Honshu. It is operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), and is aligned approximately p ...

and is located 21.3 km from the beginning of the line at

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. 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

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and an elevated

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serving three tracks with the station building underneath. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

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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 The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(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

References

External links

Official home page
{{Yosan Line Railway stations in Kagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 Sakaide, Kagawa