Torokko Saga Station
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General information | |||||
Location | Sagatenryu-ji Kurimichicho ,
Ukyō Ward,
Kyoto City Kyoto Prefecture Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°1′7″N 135°40′50.5″E / 35.01861°N 135.680694°E [1] | ||||
Owned by | JR West | ||||
Operated by | Sagano Sightseeing Railway | ||||
Line(s) | Sagano Scenic Line | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
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Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
Other information | |||||
Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 27 April 1991 | ||||
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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 [2] that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine of the old JR West Sagano Line. It is located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. [3]
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]
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]
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Sagano Scenic Line | ||||
Terminus | Local | Torokko Arashiyama |