Station

Sasadaira

笹平

Sasadaira
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Train service

No publicly available departure data for this station.

Location

History

Sasadaira Station is on the Kurobe Gorge Railway main line in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture. The line opened on 16 November 1953 after Kansai Electric Power obtained a regional railway licence, and the operation passed to the newly formed Kurobe Gorge Railway on 4 May 1971, which began services on 1 July of that year. Sasadaira is a Kansai Electric-only stop for most of the year and is closed to general passengers; an exception is the mid-April to early-May shoulder season, when heavy snow forces ordinary trains to terminate here rather than continuing to Keyakidaira. The single hillside platform has a public toilet.

Notes

For a brief window in mid-April to early May, when snow blocks the line further upstream, Sasadaira temporarily opens to passengers as the seasonal terminus.

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