Sano Station
Sano Station 佐野駅 | |
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 Sano Station in May 2012 | |
| Location |
Wakamatsu-cho, Sano, Tochigi （栃木県佐野市若松町） Japan |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TI-34 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2014) |
3,496 (JR East) 3,199 (Tobu) daily |
Sano Station (佐野駅 Sano-eki) is a railway station in Sano, Tochigi, Japan, jointly-operated by JR East and the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TI-34" in the Tobu Railway system.
Lines
Sano Station is served by the JR East Ryōmō Line, and is 26.6 km from the terminus of that line at Oyama Station. It is also on the Tobu Sano Line, and is located 9.0 km from the terminus of the line at Tatebayashi.
Station layout
Sano Station has two island platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
JR East platforms
| 1 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Tatebayashi |
| 2 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Kuzū |
Tobu platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Sano Line | for Kuzū |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Sano Line | for Tatebayashi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryōmō Line | ||||
| Iwafune | Local | Tomita | ||
| Tobu Sano Line | ||||
| Sanoshi | Ryōmō | Tanuma | ||
| Sanoshi | Local | Horigome | ||
History
What is now the JR East station first opened on 22 May 1888. The Tobu station opened on 30 March 1894. The current station building was completed in 2003.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Sano Station becoming "TI-34".[1]
Surrounding area
- Sano Post Office
- Sano City Hall
- Sano City Library
See also
References
- ↑ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sano Station. |
- JR East station information (Japanese)
- Tobu station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°19′01″N 139°34′43″E / 36.3169°N 139.5787°E