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Railway station in Kyoto, Japan
Torokko Saga Station
  • トロッコ嵯峨駅
  • とろっこさが
Station building in 2016Station building in 2016
General information
LocationSagatenryu-ji Kurimichicho , Ukyō Ward, Kyoto City
Kyoto Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates35°1′7″N 135°40′50.5″E / 35.01861°N 135.680694°E / 35.01861; 135.680694
Owned byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Operated bySagano Sightseeing Railway
Line(s)Sagano Scenic Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened27 April 1991; 33 years ago (1991-04-27)
Location
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Torokko Saga Station (トロッコ嵯峨駅, Torokko Saga-eki) is the first train station on the Sagano Scenic Line, a sightseeing train that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine of the old JR West Sagano Line. It is located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Station layout

Looking towards the platform

The station consists of a single ground-level platform servicing trains to Torokko Kameoka. It is wheelchair accessible.

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:

Adjacent stations

The JR West Saga-Arashiyama Station is adjacent, for services to Kyoto, Kameoka, Sonobe, and Fukuchiyama. The Arashiyama Line Randen-Saga station is a block away, for services to Arashiyama and Shijō-Ōmiya.

« Service »
Sagano Scenic Line
Terminus Local Torokko Arashiyama

References

  1. "Node: Torokko Saga (538974289)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  2. ^ "Sagano Scenic Line". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. ^ トロッコ嵯峨駅 (in Japanese). 嵯峨野観光鉄道. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  4. ^ "Torokko Saga Station (Sagano Scenic Railway)". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  5. 嵯峨嵐山駅 構内図 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  6. 嵐電嵯峨 (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. (Randen). Retrieved 2010-10-11.

External links

Stations of the Sagano Scenic Line
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