Sangane Station

Sangane Station (三ヶ根駅) is a railway station in the town of Kōta, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines
Sangane Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 315.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building located perpendicular to the tracks and platforms. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Adjacent stations
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Station history
Sangane Station was opened on March 20, 1967, as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR), after petitions by local residents over a period of more than seventeen years.

Although the station was located in Fukozu, the station's name was changed to Sangane due to the fact that the name Fukozu was considered hard to read, and because it was close to Mt.Sangane. However, after the ropeway to the mountain was closed in 1976, and the Meitetsu Bus line connecting the station and the ropeway were also closed, the station no longer functions as the gateway to Mt.Sangane. Automated turnstiles using the TOICA IC Card system came into operation from November 25, 2006.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Sangane Station was assigned station number CA49

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 965 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Fukōzu Elementary School