Torokko Saga Station

Torokko Saga Station

  • トロッコ嵯峨駅
  • とろっこさが
Station building in 2016
Station 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[1]
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
Torokko Saga Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Torokko Saga Station
Torokko Saga Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Torokko Saga Station is located in Kansai region
Torokko Saga Station
Torokko Saga Station
Torokko Saga Station (Kansai region)
Torokko Saga Station is located in Japan
Torokko Saga Station
Torokko Saga Station
Torokko Saga Station (Japan)

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[2] that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine of the old JR West Sagano Line. It is located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.[3]

Station layout

Looking towards the platform

The station consists of a single ground-level platform servicing trains to Torokko Kameoka. It is wheelchair accessible.[4]

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:[3]

Adjacent stations

The JR West Saga-Arashiyama Station[3] is adjacent, for services to Kyoto, Kameoka, Sonobe, and Fukuchiyama.[5] The Arashiyama Line Randen-Saga station is a block away,[2][4] for services to Arashiyama and Shijō-Ōmiya.[6]

« Service »
Sagano Scenic Line
Terminus Local Torokko Arashiyama

References

  1. ^ "Node: Torokko Saga (538974289)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  2. ^ a b "Sagano Scenic Line". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. ^ a b c トロッコ嵯峨駅 (in Japanese). 嵯峨野観光鉄道. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  4. ^ a b "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.