Torokko Saga Station
Saga Torokko Station
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Station building in 2016 | |||||
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| Location | Sagatenryu-ji Kurimichicho, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto City Kyoto Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°1′7″N 135°40′50.5″E / 35.01861°N 135.680694°E[1] | ||||
| Owned by | JR West | ||||
| Operated by | Sagano Sightseeing Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Sagano Scenic Line | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
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| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||
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| Opened | 27 April 1991 | ||||
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| FY 2023 | 547 daily[2] | ||||
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Torokko Saga Station (トロッコ嵯峨駅, Torokko Saga-eki), also referred to as Saga Torokko Station in English, is the first train station on the Sagano Scenic Line, a sightseeing train[3] that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine near the JR West Sagano Line. It is located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.[4]
Station layout
The station consists of a single ground-level platform servicing trains to Torokko Kameoka. It is wheelchair-accessible.[5]
The building includes a concourse, rest area, café, and bike rentals. The Diorama Kyoto Japan contains one of Japan's biggest HO scale model train collections, and a large diorama of Kyoto's historic sites and neighbourhoods.
Several preserved Japanese steam locomotives are also on static display in the 19th Century Hall and by the main entrance, including:[4]
- JNR Class C58 48
- JNR Class D51 51 (demolished in 2019 due to aging)
- JNR Class C56 98
Adjacent stations
The JR West Saga-Arashiyama Station[4] is located in the adjacent building and provides services to Kyoto, Kameoka, Sonobe, and Fukuchiyama.[6] The Arashiyama Line Randen-Saga station is a block away,[3][5] and provides services to Arashiyama and Shijō-Ōmiya.[7]
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Terminus | Local | Torokko Arashiyama | ||
References
- ^ "Node: Torokko Saga (538974289)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF) (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad. 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Sagano Scenic Line". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ a b c トロッコ嵯峨駅 (in Japanese). 嵯峨野観光鉄道. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ a b "Torokko Saga Station (Sagano Scenic Railway)". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ 嵯峨嵐山駅 構内図 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ 嵐電嵯峨 (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. (Randen). Retrieved 2010-10-11.
External links
- Media related to Torokko Saga Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official station page (English)
- Official Sagano Scenic Railway website (English)