Sayo Station

Sayo Station (佐用駅, Sayo-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Sayō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector railway operator Chizu Express.^[1]

Sayo Station 佐用駅
Sayo Station, October 2008
General information
Location	382-3 Sayō, Sayō-chō, Sayō-gun, Hyōgo-ken 679-5301 Japan
Coordinates	35.0038°N 134.3568°E / 35.0038; 134.3568
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company Chizu Express
Line(s)	Kishin Line ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line
Distance	45.9 km (28.5 miles) from Himeji
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
History
Opened	30 July 1935; 90 years ago (1935-07-30)
Passengers
FY2019	450 daily
Location Sayo Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Sayo Station Sayo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Station platforms and train, 2019

Lines

Sayo Station is served by the JR West Kishin Line and is 45.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji. It is also served by the Chizu Express Chizu Line, and is 17.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kamigōri.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■  Kishin Line	for Tsuyama
2	■  Kishin Line	for Himeji
3	■ Chizu Line	for Chizu, Tottori and Kurayoshi
4	■ Chizu Line	for Kamigori, Osaka, Kyoto and Okayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kishin Line
Harima-Tokusa		Local		Kōzuki
Chizu Express Chizu Line
Kuzaki		Local		Hirafuku
Kamigori		Limited Express Super Hakuto		Ohara
Kamigori		Limited Express Super Inaba		Ohara

History

Sayo Station opened on 30 July 1935.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 450 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Sayo Town Hall
• Hyogo Prefectural Sayo High School
• Sayo Municipal Sayo Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan