title: Hamanako-Sakume Station
text: # Hamanako-Sakume Station
  
  Hamanako-Sakume Station (浜名湖佐久米駅, Hamanako-Sakume-eki) is a railway station in Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Hamanako-Sakume Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 50.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kakegawa Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has a single side platform. The station building doubles as a local cafe. The station is located directly on the shores of Lake Hamana. The station is unattended.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tenryū Hamanako Railroad |||||
  | Tenryū Hamanako Line |||||
  | Sunza | Sunza | - | Higashi-Tsuzuki | Higashi-Tsuzuki |
  
  ## Station history
  
  Hamanako-Sakume Station was established on April 1, 1938 as a station of the Japan National Railways Futamata Line with the completion of the Kanasashi-Mikkabi extension. Freight services were discontinued from 1962, and small parcel services from 1970, after which time the station was no longer staffed. After the privatization of JNR on March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Lake Hamana
  * Japan National Route 362
  