Saga-Arashiyama Station

Saga-Arashiyama Station 嵯峨嵐山駅
South side of the station
Location	11-1, Saga-Tenryuji Kurumamichicho, Ukyō, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市右京区嵯峨天龍寺車道町11-1） Japan
Coordinates	35°1′7.47″N 135°40′52.71″E / 35.0187417°N 135.6813083°ECoordinates: 35°1′7.47″N 135°40′52.71″E / 35.0187417°N 135.6813083°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sagano Line
Connections
History
Opened	1897
Previous names	Saga (until 1994)

Former station building (demolished in 2007)

Saga-Arashiyama Station (嵯峨嵐山駅 Saga-Arashiyama-eki) is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sanin Main Line (Sagano Line) in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Sagano Scenic Railway starts here.

Connecting lines from Saga-Arashiyama

• Sagano Scenic Railway (Torokko Saga Station located in front of Saga-Arashiyama Station)
• Keifuku Electric Railroad (Randen Saga Station located about 300 m south of Saga-Arashiyama Station)

Layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.^[1]

1, 2	■ Sagano Line	for Kyōto
3, 4	■ Sagano Line	for Kameoka, Sonobe and Fukuchiyama

History

The station was originally named Saga Station and was the terminus of the first line of the Kyoto Railway (predecessor of the San'in Main Line) between Nijō and Saga opened on February 15, 1897. Extension of the line toward Sonobe opened in 1899. The station was renamed to its present name on September 4, 1994.^[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sanin Main Line (Sagano Line)
Uzumasa		Local		Hozukyo
Emmachi		Rapid		Kameoka

References

1. "嵯峨嵐山駅 構内図". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
2. Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese) II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 299. ISBN 4533029809.