Sadowara Station

Sadowara Station

佐土原駅
Sadowara Station in 2023
General information
LocationShimotajima Sadowaracho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken, 880-0211
Japan
Coordinates32°01′21″N 131°28′38″E / 32.02250°N 131.47722°E / 32.02250; 131.47722
Operated by
Line(s) Nippō Main Line
Distance326.7 km from Kokura
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 passing loop and 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - island platformed accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 September 1920 (1920-09-11)
Previous namesHirose (until 1 July 1965)
Passengers
FY20161,075 daily
Rank155th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station
Hyūga-Shintomi
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Hyūga-Sumiyoshi
towards Kokura
Location
Sadowara Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Sadowara Station
Sadowara Station (Japan)

Sadowara Station (佐土原駅, Sadowara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line, and until 1984, was a junction for the now closed Tsuma Line. It is also a freight depot for JR Freight.