Sasakawa Station (笹川駅) is a passenger railway station in the town of Tōnoshō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sasakawa Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 57.7 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station.

Station layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge to a wooden, single-story station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Sasakawa Station was opened on November 10, 1931 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) for both freight and passenger operations. At the time, it was the terminal station for the Narita Line, until the line was extended to Matsugishi on March 11, 1933. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 318 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area