Saigane Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 44.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.
Station layoutedit
The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station building also functions as the local civic center. The station is unattended.
Historyedit
Saigane Station opened on March 21, 1926. When constructing the Suigun Line began, a station was originally planned to be built in Saigane. However, during surveying work in 1921 the residents around the current Kami-Ogawa Station and Shimo-Ogawa Station on either side of Saigane learned that no stations were planned for their hamlets, and after violent protests and attacking the surveying engineer, it was decided a station would not be built in Saigane after all, and that stations would be constructed on either side instead. This enraged the residents around Saigane, who decided if there was to be no station, there is no need to pass the railroad through their hamlet. They staged violent protests attacking the construction crews and refused to sell the lands needed for the railroad. The Railway Ministry at one point decided to stop construction on the Suigun line, but this in turn enraged the residents around Hitachi-Daigo Station. Ultimately, Prime Minister Kato Takaaki was forced to intervene, and stations were constructed at all three locations. Monuments to these events were erected in front of the station building in 1957 and 1961. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
saigane, station, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2015, learn, when, remo. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Saigane Station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Saigane Station 西金駅 Saigane eki is a passenger railway station in the town of Daigo Kuji Ibaraki operated by East Japan Railway Company JR East Saigane Station西金駅Saigane Station in May 2008General informationLocationSaigane 381 1 Daigo mach Kuji gun Ibaraki ken 319 3362JapanCoordinates36 41 43 N 140 23 11 E 36 6953 N 140 3865 E 36 6953 140 3865Operated byJR EastLine s Suigun LineDistance44 1 km from MitoPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 21 1926ServicesPreceding station JR East Following stationShimo Ogawatowards Mito Suigun Line Kami Ogawatowards KōriyamaLocationSaigane StationLocation within Ibaraki PrefectureShow map of Ibaraki PrefectureSaigane StationSaigane Station Japan Show map of Japan Contents 1 Lines 2 Station layout 3 History 4 Surrounding area 5 See also 6 External linksLines editSaigane Station is served by the Suigun Line and is located 44 1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station Station layout editThe station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions The station building also functions as the local civic center The station is unattended History editSaigane Station opened on March 21 1926 When constructing the Suigun Line began a station was originally planned to be built in Saigane However during surveying work in 1921 the residents around the current Kami Ogawa Station and Shimo Ogawa Station on either side of Saigane learned that no stations were planned for their hamlets and after violent protests and attacking the surveying engineer it was decided a station would not be built in Saigane after all and that stations would be constructed on either side instead This enraged the residents around Saigane who decided if there was to be no station there is no need to pass the railroad through their hamlet They staged violent protests attacking the construction crews and refused to sell the lands needed for the railroad The Railway Ministry at one point decided to stop construction on the Suigun line but this in turn enraged the residents around Hitachi Daigo Station Ultimately Prime Minister Kato Takaaki was forced to intervene and stations were constructed at all three locations Monuments to these events were erected in front of the station building in 1957 and 1961 The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways JNR on April 1 1987 Surrounding area edit nbsp National Route 118 Saigane Post Office Kujigawa RiverSee also editList of railway stations in JapanExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Saigane Station at Wikimedia Commons JR East Station information in Japanese nbsp This Ibaraki Prefecture railroad station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saigane Station amp oldid 1127783200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,