Sadowara Station
Sadowara Station in 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Shimotajima Sadowaracho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken, 880-0211 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°01′21″N 131°28′38″E / 32.02250°N 131.47722°E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 326.7 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 + 1 passing loop and 1 siding | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - island platformed accessed by footbridge | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 September 1920 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hirose (until 1 July 1965) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 1,075 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 155th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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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.