Sakudaira Station

Sakudaira Station is served by the JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed line (formerly named the Nagano Shinkansen) from to via , with direct Asama services to and from Tokyo and Nagano, and a small number of limited-stop Hakutaka services to and from Tokyo and Kanazawa. On the Shinkansen line, it is located 164.4 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is also a stop on the local service Koumi Line and is located 71.5 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kobuchizawa Station. ==Station layout==

The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, with an elevated station building. There is also a single elevated unnumbered side platform served by the single bidirectional track of the Koumi Line, which cuts diagonally above the Shinkansen platforms, and which is connected to the station building by a passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Platforms File:Sakudaira - Shinkansen Track 2.JPG|Shinkansen platform 2, July 2012 File:Sakudaira Station - 2023 Dec 30 various 23 06 25 125000.jpeg|Panorama view of the Koumi Line platform, December 2023 ==History==

The station opened on October 1, 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Nagano Shinkansen. ==Passenger statistics==

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,937 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). ==Surrounding area==

• • Saku Chosei Junior & Senior High School File:Sakudaira-station-asama-exit.JPG|Asama entrance, July 2007 File:Sakudaira - Shiawase no Kane.JPG|"Shiawase no Kane" ("Bell of happiness"), beside the Tateshina entrance, July 2012 ==See also==