Sakamachi Station

Sakamachi Station (坂町駅, Sakamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sakamachi Station

坂町駅
Sakamachi Station, August 2013
LocationSakamachi, Murakami-shi, Niigata-ken 959-3132
Japan
Coordinates38°7′13.33″N 139°26′49.42″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance48.0 km from Niitsu Station
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=729
History
Opened1 November 1914
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)734 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nakajō
toward Kogota
 Inaho Murakami
toward Onagawa
Hirakida
toward Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line Hirabayashi
toward Akita
Terminus Yonesaka Line Echigo-Ōshima
toward Yonezawa
Location
Sakamachi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Sakamachi Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 48.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also a terminus for the 90.7 kilometer Yonesaka Line.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Yonesaka Line for Oguni and Yonezawa
2 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Niigata and Niitsu
3 ■ Uetsu Main Line for Akita and Sakata
4 ■ Yonesaka Line (not in use)

History

Sakamachi Station opened on 1 November 1914. A new station building was completed in 1963. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 717 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Sakamachi Post Office
  • Niigata Prefectural Sakamachi Hospital
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See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.


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